I feel exquisite pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood, before misfortune had tainted my mind and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into gloomy and narrow reflections upon self.
Which words from this text help develop the theme of pride?
a) Exquisite pleasure
b) Recollections of childhood
c) Misfortune had tainted
d) Extensive usefulness

Option A

Explanation:

In simple words, A sense of intense enjoyment and happiness resulting from one 's actual accomplishments, from the accomplishments of those with whom one is strongly linked, and from the attributes or belongings commonly esteemed.

Thus, from the above we can conclude that option is correct as exquisite means extremely attractive or beautiful in a way that cannot be expressed in words.