Question 23 is based on the following passage.    The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they areinaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is opento their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance. Neither does the wisestman extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection. Naturenever became a toy to a wise spirit. The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflectedthe wisdom of his best hour, as much as they had delighted the simplicity of hischildhood.    When we speak of nature in this manner, we have a distinct but most poeticalsense in the mind. We mean the integrity of impression made by manifold naturalobjects. It is this which distinguishes the stick of timber of the wood-cutter, from thetree of the poet. The charming landscape which I saw this morning, is indubitablymade up of some twenty or thirty farms. Miller owns this field, Locke that, andManning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape. There is aproperty in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all the parts,that is, the poet. This is the best part of these men’s farms, yet to this their warranty-deeds give no title.  23. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that
(A) property is the most important thing a man can own.
(B) landscapes should be controlled by the government to avoid property disputesamong landowners.
(C) natural ownership of land takes precedence over legal ownership.
(D) ownership is unnecessary when one can enjoy the beauty of the land.
(E) property owners have an obligation to preserve the natural beauty oftheir land.