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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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...much less ripen, till the stock is in the earth
much less
not to mention — used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something less likely
<can hardly grow, much less ripen, till the stock is in the earth — Jonathan Swift>
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What does the till the stock is in the earth mean in the above definition?
not to mention — used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something less likely
<can hardly grow, much less ripen, till the stock is in the earth — Jonathan Swift>
[M-W's Dictionary]
What does the till the stock is in the earth mean in the above definition?
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In the context of the essay, it is the body that is buried. He is saying that fame cannot grow, and even less can it ripen into fruition, until the person to whom fame is attached is dead and buried.
- In the context of the essay, it is the body that is buried.
- He is saying that fame cannot grow, and even less can it ripen into fruition, until the person to whom fame is attached is dead and buried.
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In the context of the essay, it is the body that is buried.
He is saying that fame cannot grow, and even less can it ripen into fruition, until the person to whom fame is attached is dead and buried.
He is saying that fame cannot grow, and even less can it ripen into fruition, until the person to whom fame is attached is dead and buried.
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More generally,
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Definition 3b (1).
a plant or plant part united with a scion in grafting and supplying mostly underground parts to a graft
In other words, it's the plant to be rooted in the ground which will have another plant grafted onto its main branch above the ground.
CJ
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Definition 3b (1).
a plant or plant part united with a scion in grafting and supplying mostly underground parts to a graft
In other words, it's the plant to be rooted in the ground which will have another plant grafted onto its main branch above the ground.
CJ
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Feebs11In the context of the essay, it is the body that is buried.Thank you, Feebs. By the way, it's a good quotation.
He is saying that fame cannot grow, and even less can it ripen into fruition, until the person to whom fame is attached is dead and buried.
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CalifJimMore generally,T
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Definition 3b (1).
a plant or plant part united with a scion in grafting and supplying mostly underground parts to a graft
In other words, it's the plant to be rooted in the ground which will have another plant grafted onto its main branch above the ground.
CJ
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