"On Virtue" is a 1766 poem by Phillips Wheatley. Wheatley addresses the poem directly to the quality of virtue, imploring it to assist her in reaching a future goal: _______

Which quotation from "On Virtue" most effectively illustrates the claim?

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"Attend me, Virtue, thro" my youthful years! / O leave me not to the false joys of time! / But guide my steps to endless life and bliss."

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"I cease to wonder, and no more attempt / Thine height t'explore, or fathom thy profound."

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"O thou bright jewel in my aim ! strive / To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare / Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach."

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"But, O my soul, sink not into despair, / Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand / Would now embrace thee, hovers o'er thine head."