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Taka Posted 18 years ago
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Sorry. It's a bit long.
But the drafting of a consequential text usually requires time, quiet, and an absence of interruptions, the very things that Lincoln most often lacked. How did he manage? Another recollection of Joshua Speed's helps to explain: "He had a wonderful faculty in that way," Speed recalled. "He might be writing an important document, be interrupted in the midst of a sentence, turn his attention to other matters entirely foreign to the subject on which he was engaged, and take up his pen and begin where he left off without reading the previous part of the sentence." But the record also reveals that Lincoln frequently sought sanctuary—in the telegraph room, at the Soldiers' Home, and even behind the usually open doors of his own office—to immerse himself in his writing. Indeed, there is more than a little to suggest that writing was often a form of refuge for Lincoln, a place of intellectual retreat from the chaos and confusion of office, where he could sort through conflicting options and order his thoughts with words.
If the 'Indeed' was replaced with 'In reality, however, he could hardly find it, and...', would it still make the same sense?
But the drafting of a consequential text usually requires time, quiet, and an absence of interruptions, the very things that Lincoln most often lacked. How did he manage? Another recollection of Joshua Speed's helps to explain: "He had a wonderful faculty in that way," Speed recalled. "He might be writing an important document, be interrupted in the midst of a sentence, turn his attention to other matters entirely foreign to the subject on which he was engaged, and take up his pen and begin where he left off without reading the previous part of the sentence." But the record also reveals that Lincoln frequently sought sanctuary—in the telegraph room, at the Soldiers' Home, and even behind the usually open doors of his own office—to immerse himself in his writing. Indeed, there is more than a little to suggest that writing was often a form of refuge for Lincoln, a place of intellectual retreat from the chaos and confusion of office, where he could sort through conflicting options and order his thoughts with words.
If the 'Indeed' was replaced with 'In reality, however, he could hardly find it, and...', would it still make the same sense?
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Hi, But the drafting of a consequential text usually requires time, quiet, and an absence of interruptions, the very things that Lincoln most often lacked. How did he manage? Another recollection of Joshua Speed's helps to explain: "He had a wonderful faculty in that way," Speed recalled.
- Hi, But the drafting of a consequential text usually requires time, quiet, and an absence of interruptions, the very things that Lincoln most often lacked.
- How did he manage?
- Another recollection of Joshua Speed's helps to explain: "He had a wonderful faculty in that way," Speed recalled.
- " But the record also reveals that Lincoln frequently sought sanctuary—in the telegraph room, at the Soldiers' Home, and even behind the usually open doors of his own office—to immerse him self in his writing.
- Indeed , there is more than a little to suggest that writing was often a form of refuge for Lincoln, a place of intellectual retreat from the chaos and confusion of office, where he could sort through conflicting options and order his thoughts with words.
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Hi,
But the drafting of a consequential text usually requires time, quiet, and an absence of interruptions, the very things that Lincoln most often lacked. How did he manage? Another recollection of Joshua Speed's helps to explain: "He had a wonderful faculty in that way," Speed recalled. "He might be writing an important document, be interrupted in the midst of a sentence, turn his a
But the drafting of a consequential text usually requires time, quiet, and an absence of interruptions, the very things that Lincoln most often lacked. How did he manage? Another recollection of Joshua Speed's helps to explain: "He had a wonderful faculty in that way," Speed recalled. "He might be writing an important document, be interrupted in the midst of a sentence, turn his a
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Initially, I took it that way. But the more I see it, the more confusing the logic seems to be. I mean, he needed sanctuary to immerse himself in his writing, right? He needed a place to isolate himself from the public in order to concentrate on writing. And Writing itself was a place for concentration'?? What kind of logic is that?
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Hi,
It seems like a reasonable and common idea to me.
If I am trapped by a boring talker, I can 'retreat into my head' and occupy myself witth my private thoughts while he drones on. Don't you ever do that?
In other words, activities like thinking, and writing, are essentially private. Your brain 'goes to a private place'.
Clive
It seems like a reasonable and common idea to me.
If I am trapped by a boring talker, I can 'retreat into my head' and occupy myself witth my private thoughts while he drones on. Don't you ever do that?
In other words, activities like thinking, and writing, are essentially private. Your brain 'goes to a private place'.
Clive
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I know what you mean, Clive. But here in this particular case, he needed a private place in order to write something. Without such a place, it could be difficult for him to write, couldn't it? Or if his brain could go to a private place, why did he need a physical private place in the first place?
I still have some difficulty seeing the connection that the word 'indeed' brings to us between '
I still have some difficulty seeing the connection that the word 'indeed' brings to us between '
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Hi,
I know what you mean, Clive. But here in this particular case, he needed a private place in order to write something. Without such a place, it could be difficult for him to write, couldn't it? Or if his brain could go to a private place, why did he need a physical private place in the first place? Although I can do it ina public place, I prefer to write in a place where I can be alon
I know what you mean, Clive. But here in this particular case, he needed a private place in order to write something. Without such a place, it could be difficult for him to write, couldn't it? Or if his brain could go to a private place, why did he need a physical private place in the first place? Although I can do it ina public place, I prefer to write in a place where I can be alon
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CliveHi,
Do you realize that 'indeed' can be used to supply emphasis? Consider these two simpler examples.
Mary loved Tom. Indeed, she never thought of anyone or anything except Tom.
A: It
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Hi,
Mary loved Tom. Indeed, she never thought of anyone or anything except Tom.
The second sentence is not semantically equal to the first. It supplies, in an emphatic way, additional information.
It's the same with the sentences about writing that we are discussing.
Clive
Mary loved Tom. Indeed, she never thought of anyone or anything except Tom.
The second sentence is not semantically equal to the first. It supplies, in an emphatic way, additional information.
It's the same with the sentences about writing that we are discussing.
Clive
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CliveHi,Really not? I think it's the same as:
Mary loved Tom. Indeed, she never thought of anyone or anything except Tom.
The second sentence is not semantically equal to the first.
Mary never thought of anyone or anything except Tom, which means she (real
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Hi,
Really not? I think it's the same.
I disagree. I love my wife, but I spend lots of time thinking about other things and other people.
OK, let me ask this way. What is emphasized in the text we are discussing? What part in front of 'indeed' does the author try to put emphasis on? You are looking at it in
Really not? I think it's the same.
I disagree. I love my wife, but I spend lots of time thinking about other things and other people.
OK, let me ask this way. What is emphasized in the text we are discussing? What part in front of 'indeed' does the author try to put emphasis on? You are looking at it in
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But the drafting of a consequential text usually requires time, quiet, and an absence of interruptions, the very things that Lincoln most often lacked. How did he manage? (Yeah, strange. How could he do that anyway? Let's go on reading...) Another recollection of Joshua Speed's helps to explain: "He had a wonderful faculty in that way," Speed recalled. "He might be writing an important
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