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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
"Fate succumbs many a species: one alone jeopardises itself"
Dear Teachers ,
I came across this poem but wasn't enable to understand . Any suggestion .The google doesn't tell much about it also .
I came across this poem but wasn't enable to understand . Any suggestion .The google doesn't tell much about it also .
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The use of 'succumb' is wrong. It should read: Many a species succumbs to Fate ; one alone jeopardises itself. or Fate endangers many a species ; one alone jeopardises itself.
- The use of 'succumb' is wrong.
- It should read: Many a species succumbs to Fate ; one alone jeopardises itself.
- or Fate endangers many a species ; one alone jeopardises itself.
- It means that only Man is a danger to himself; all other animals are in danger only from outside themselves.
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The use of 'succumb' is wrong. It should read:
Many a species succumbs to Fate; one alone jeopardises itself.
or
Fate endangers many a species; one alone jeopardises itself.
It means that only Man is a danger to himself; all other animals are in danger only from outside themselves.
Many a species succumbs to Fate; one alone jeopardises itself.
or
Fate endangers many a species; one alone jeopardises itself.
It means that only Man is a danger to himself; all other animals are in danger only from outside themselves.
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