Some years before st. louis led his last crusade there (1) born in venice a boy named marco polo. his father was a wealthy merchant who often went on trading journeys to distant lands. look at the blank with the number (1) in the passage. choose the answer that will correctly complete the sentence

The one that best portrays the theme of "there was a child went forth" is the process of becoming. the ceaseless procedure of getting to be is at the core of the lyric. we progress toward becoming something or develop into something and this is the way toward getting to be, of progress and improvement. the interpenetration of the tyke's cognizance and physical marvels has appeared in this ballad, is one of the basic components of whitman's idea.