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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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“She was disturbed by no fear for her felicity”. This is from pride and prejudice. And it confused me that how can the Mrs. Bennet was disturbed because she had no fear for her daughter's felicity. I hope someone can help me out here.
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A far more natural way to say that in modern English would be She was not disturbed by any fear ...
- A far more natural way to say that in modern English would be She was not disturbed by any fear ...
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A far more natural way to say that in modern English would be She was not disturbed by any fear ...
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AnonymousThis is from pride and prejudice.Victorian English sounds quite stilted and strange to the modern ear.
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So does pre-Victorian English.
Jane Austen died two years before Victoria was born.
Jane Austen died two years before Victoria was born.
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