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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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At times my heart cries out with longing to see all these things.

At times my heart cries out with longing to see all these things.

Hi,
Is it correct to interpret the above as the following? Thanks.

At times I'm so longing to see all these things that I almost cry out.
  

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What you have is more of a conclusion than an interpretation. In the original it is the heart that cries out (metaphorically), not its owner that almost does (literally). CJ

  • What you have is more of a conclusion than an interpretation.
  • In the original it is the heart that cries out (metaphorically), not its owner that almost does (literally).
  • CJ
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What you have is more of a conclusion than an interpretation.
In the original it is the heart that cries out (metaphorically), not its owner that almost does (literally).

CJ

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