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Pructus Posted 18 years ago
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Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments.
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From Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The American Scholar".
The underlined part...
Why bare infinitive?
And what should it mean?
Does it mean "There is a right way of reading, so it must be sternly subordinated"?
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From Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The American Scholar".
The underlined part...
Why bare infinitive?
And what should it mean?
Does it mean "There is a right way of reading, so it must be sternly subordinated"?
Top answer
Always give the link. -------- Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man thinking must not be subdued by his instruments.
- Always give the link.
- -------- Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated.
- Man thinking must not be subdued by his instruments.
- Books are for the scholar’s idle times.
- When he can read *** directly the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men’s transcripts of their readings.
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Always give the link.
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Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar’s idle times. When he can read *** directly the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men’s transcripts of their readings.
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Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar’s idle times. When he can read *** directly the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men’s transcripts of their readings.
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