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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"Fare thee well": why "thee"?

In the phrase "fare thee well", why the objective case? Who is to fare "thee" well? Isn't "thou" supposed to fare well "thyself", in an intransitive manner? Shouldn't it rather be vocative+imperative: "fare thou well"?
  

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I find this: = 'may it go well with you '

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  • I find this: = 'may it go well with you '
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I find this: = 'may it go well with you'
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