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Wildblue Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
To be spared the knowledge of defeat
Hello. Could you please tell me what the phrase in bold means? Thank you.
"If they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat."
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e. e. they do not have to suffer it.
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- they do not have to suffer it.
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"knowledge of defeat", i.e. knowing that one has been defeated, is a bad feeling; these people are "spared" this, i.e. they do not have to suffer it.
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