So long as ... so long
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
How to understand the Above "So long as ... So long" structure? I can't find the combination in any modern english dictionary, is that a Correlative Conjunction like "the more ... the more" and "not only ... but also ..." ?
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teal blue How to understand the Above "So long as ... So long" structure? I don't believe it's a structure per se; it is just a Shakespearean mode of expression: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
- teal blue How to understand the Above "So long as ...
- So long" structure?
- I don't believe it's a structure per se; it is just a Shakespearean mode of expression: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
- = As long as men can breathe or eyes can see, this lives as long, and this gives life to thee.
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teal blueHow to understand the Above "So long as ... So long" structure?
I don't believe it's a structure per se; it is just a Shakespearean mode of expression:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
= As long as men can breathe or eyes can see, this lives as long, and this gives life
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