Arrange the following lines in chronological order of composition:

1. A. 'An aged man is but a paltry thing'
2. B. 'The world is too much with us'
3. C. 'Daddy, I have had to kill you'
4. D. 'After great pain, a formal feeling comes'

1. AB, D, A, C
2. BD, B, A, C
3. CD, B, C, A
4. DB, D, C, A

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Correct answer: A. B, D, A, C

Explanation

Wordsworth (1802–04, pub. 1807) → Dickinson (c. 1862) → Yeats's 'Sailing to Byzantium' (1926–28) → Plath's 'Daddy' (1962).