What is the meaning of these lines from sonnet vii? "perhaps my semblance might deceive the truth, that i to manhood am arrived so near, and inward ripeness doth much less " a) i do not mean to lie to u but i am almost a man b) i have a great talent that you have not seen c) it is impossible to deceive you by claiming i am older than i look d) i may appear to be a man but i am not yet mentally mature

John Milton's poem How Soon Hath Time, stanzas 3 and 4 shows his laments that his youth has been robbed by time. He explains that the many years he has lived had not added physical much less mental maturity in him.

the answer would be: it explains that at least one son must join the church

the expression ''as the tithe of his sons'' indicates how his father intended for at least one of his sons to serve the church. this phrase demonstrates that his father offered him as a last resort since none of his brothers chose to serve the church.

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