The speaker's purpose is to: a attempt to mock (make fun of) the speaker's mistress b playfully express the mistress's faults to conclude with a point c comment on the uniqueness and beauty of the speaker's mistress d insult a loved one for the amusement of the author's friends e confess love for a former partner

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that his long years of service outweigh any faults he may have had.

he wanted to be remembered for the good things he did, one of those being when he gave up office so others would follow suit, but george washington wasn’t a man who thought he was perfect, he knew he made mistakes. he was a very talented soldier with a natural gift of tactic.