Which of these excerpts from Ben Jonson's "Song to Celia" compares love to intoxication? A. "Since then it grows and smells, I swear, not of itself, but thee". B. "I sent the late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee". C. "But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thing" my answer. D. "But thou thereon didst only breathe, and send's it back to me".

I'd say that the excerpt from Ben Jonson's Song to Celia that compares love to intoxication is C. But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thing.
I presume that this nectar is alcoholic, and he wouldn't take it over her.

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Erudite1 Erudite1 · Answer 2 · 2018-08-02T01:42:32+02:00

The excerpt from Ben Johnson's novel 'Song to Celia', which compares intoxication to love is this: BUT MIGHT I OF JOVE'S NECTAR SUP, I WOULD NOT CHANGE FOR THING.

An individual is said to be intoxicated or drunk, when such a person is in a state, in which his ability to control himself both physically and mentally has been significantly reduced as a result of drinking alcohol. The sentence given in option C compares love to intoxication; the speaker of the statement is saying that even if he could drink nectar from Jove's cup, he would rather prefer to have Celia's cup. In the novel from which this excerpt is extracted, nectar is depicted as a divine drink, the drink of the gods.