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HifaMo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Their children sit by other men's fires
Please what do the following lines mean?
Their children sit by other men's fires, I have heard,
And some haunt women's company,
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Thank you!
Their children sit by other men's fires, I have heard,
And some haunt women's company,
From Everyman
Thank you!
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HifaMo Please what do the following lines mean? There's nothing very complicated here. It seems to me that it's all written in fairly simple language.
- HifaMo Please what do the following lines mean?
- There's nothing very complicated here.
- It seems to me that it's all written in fairly simple language.
- Which part is troubling you?
- CJ
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HifaMoPlease what do the following lines mean?There's nothing very complicated here. It seems to me that it's all written in fairly simple language. Which part is troubling you?
CJ
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Thank you for the reply.
The words are simple, but the meaning is not, for me.
The speaker is criticizing priests because their children sit by other men's fires, and some haunt women's company.
What's wrong with the children sitting by other men's fires? And how do they haunt women's company?
The words are simple, but the meaning is not, for me.
The speaker is criticizing priests because their children sit by other men's fires, and some haunt women's company.
What's wrong with the children sitting by other men's fires? And how do they haunt women's company?
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HifaMoThe words are simple, but the meaning is not, for me.OK. You're looking for an interpretation within the context of the story itself.
HifaMoThe speaker is criticizing priestsMy understanding is that priests are required to vow that they will have no sexual relations. So "their children" indicates that they have bro
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