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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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joy had the like conception in our eyes

conception
1 a (1) : the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both (2) : EMBRYO, FETUS b : BEGINNING <joy had the like conception in our eyes — Shakespeare>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]

joy had the like conception in our eyes means joy had the same beginning in our eyes. What does he really mean?
  

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the same idea - (in our view /opinion) joy meant the same to you as it did to me (in your eyes and in mine) I believe in this case your "conception" is the way you think of something, rather than it's origin. How do you conceive of Obama's presidency? But you could be right.

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  • the same idea - (in our view /opinion) joy meant the same to you as it did to me (in your eyes and in mine) I believe in this case your "conception" is the way you think of something, rather than it's origin.
  • How do you conceive of Obama's presidency?
  • But you could be right.
  • Do you have the passage immediately preceding your quote?
  • " - A.
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the same idea - (in our view /opinion) joy meant the same to you as it did to me (in your eyes and in mine)
I believe in this case your "conception" is the way you think of something, rather than it's origin. How do you conceive of Obama's presidency?

But you could be right. Do you have the passage immediately preceding your quote?

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