8. Which excerpt from Thoreau's "Where I Lived and What I lived For" best illustrates how the
Transcendentalists envisioned the pursuit of happiness?
A. "The upright white hewn studs and freshly planed door and window casings gave it a clean
and airy look."
B. "We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an
infinite expectation of the dawn."
C. “By closing the eyes and slumbering, and consenting to be deceived by shows, men establish
and confirm their daily life of routine and habit everywhere."
D. "Time is but the stream I go-a-fishing in, I drink at it."