Which of the following best summarizes the author's thesis in the passage?

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me

What is the topic sentence of paragraph 5 of the passage?