Arrange the following poets in order of birth:

1. A. George Herbert
2. B. Edmund Spenser
3. C. Philip Sidney
4. D. John Donne
5. E. Oliver Goldsmith

1. AA, B, D, C, E
2. BB, C, D, A, E
3. CE, B, A, D, C
4. DA, D, E, B, C

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

Explanation

Spenser (c. 1552) → Sidney (1554) → Donne (1572) → Herbert (1593) → Goldsmith (1728/30).