Read this passage from the articles of confederation:
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article xiii. every state shall abide by the determinations
of the united states, in congress assembled, on all
questions which by this confederation are submitted to
them. and the articles of this confederation shall be
inviolably observed by every state, and the union shall be
perpetual
which founding principle of the articles is reflected in the passage?
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a. creating a permanent union
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b. outlining guidelines for national expansion
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c. granting freedom of speech for lawmakers
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d. creating a weak central government

Read this adapted excerpt from a famous poem by john keats. this poem is about a beautiful vase with intricate shapes and patterns. you, silent form, do tease us out of thought as does etemity: cold pastorall when old age shall this generation waste, you shall remain in the middle of other woe than ours, a friend to man, to whom you say "beauty is truth, truth beauty that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know what is the poet saying when he writes that "old age shall this generation waste"? the poet is expressing his dread of growing older the poet is mourning the changes he sees in his "generation." the poet is saying that beauty is illusionary and short-lived. the poet is saying that people don't live long; life is brief