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Pructus Posted 14 years ago
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Gulliver's Travels
She had also observed how modest I was in my nature, how nicely I regarded my honour, and what an indignity I should conceive it, to be exposed for money as a public spectacle, to the meanest of the people. She said, her papa and mamma had promised that Grildrig should be hers; but now she found they meant to serve her as they did last year, when they pretended to give her a lamb, and yet, as soon as it was fat, sold it to a butcher. For my own part, I may truly affirm, that I was less concerned than my nurse. I had a strong hope, which never left me, that I should one day recover my liberty: and as to the ignominy of being carried about for a monster, I considered myself to be a perfect stranger in the country, and that such a misfortune could never be charged upon me as a reproach, if ever I should return to England, since the king of Great Britain himself, in my condition, must have undergone the same distress. (Gulliver's Travels)
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Hi, Forum Masters!!
1. In the underlined part, what does "such a misfortune" refer to?
2. "in my condition" means "being in my condition", meaning that "as the king was in my condition, too"?
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Hi, Forum Masters!!
1. In the underlined part, what does "such a misfortune" refer to?
2. "in my condition" means "being in my condition", meaning that "as the king was in my condition, too"?
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Hi, She had also observed how modest I was in my nature, how nicely I regarded my honour, and what an indignity I should conceive it, to be exposed for money as a public spectacle, to the meanest of the people. She said, her papa and mamma had promised that Grildrig should be hers; but now she found they meant to serve her as they did last year, when they pretended to give her a lamb, and yet, as soon as it was fat, sold it to a butcher. For my own part, I may truly affirm, that I was less concerned than my nurse.
- Hi, She had also observed how modest I was in my nature, how nicely I regarded my honour, and what an indignity I should conceive it, to be exposed for money as a public spectacle, to the meanest of the people.
- She said, her papa and mamma had promised that Grildrig should be hers; but now she found they meant to serve her as they did last year, when they pretended to give her a lamb, and yet, as soon as it was fat, sold it to a butcher.
- For my own part, I may truly affirm, that I was less concerned than my nurse.
- I had a strong hope, which never left me, that I should one day recover my liberty: and as to the ignominy of being carried about for a monster, I considered myself to be a perfect stranger in the country, and that such a misfortune could never be charged upon me as a reproach, if ever I should return to England, since the king of Great Britain himself, in my condition, must have undergone the same distress.
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Hi,
She had also observed how modest I was in my nature, how nicely I regarded my honour, and what an indignity I should conceive it, to be exposed for money as a public spectacle, to the meanest of the people. She said, her papa and mamma had promised that Grildrig should be hers; but now she found they meant to serve her as they did last year,
She had also observed how modest I was in my nature, how nicely I regarded my honour, and what an indignity I should conceive it, to be exposed for money as a public spectacle, to the meanest of the people. She said, her papa and mamma had promised that Grildrig should be hers; but now she found they meant to serve her as they did last year,
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Thanks so much, Clive!!
Now, I understand those parts....
But, still vague on "such a misfortune could never be charged upon me as a reproach"
Does this mean that (1) Gulliver did some bad conduct for his own survival or something like that, and (2) in England, people will not be reproaching him for his own bad conduct because the King himself would have done the same,
Now, I understand those parts....
But, still vague on "such a misfortune could never be charged upon me as a reproach"
Does this mean that (1) Gulliver did some bad conduct for his own survival or something like that, and (2) in England, people will not be reproaching him for his own bad conduct because the King himself would have done the same,
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Hi,
Gulliver didn't do anything. Things were done to him by others. But he is concerned that people may blame him for this.
However, he reaches the conclusion that you have described in your second point
Note that this is far from moder
Gulliver didn't do anything. Things were done to him by others. But he is concerned that people may blame him for this.
However, he reaches the conclusion that you have described in your second point
Note that this is far from moder
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I see... I see...
Thanks a lot, Clive!!
Now, I see the overall picture of the paragraph.
Maybe because I am too unaware of the situation of that time, it's hard to understand why Gulliver worried that people back in England might blame him for his misfortune which had been given him without any of his fault.
Thanks a lot, Clive!!
Now, I see the overall picture of the paragraph.
Maybe because I am too unaware of the situation of that time, it's hard to understand why Gulliver worried that people back in England might blame him for his misfortune which had been given him without any of his fault.
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