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Coloraday Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
What does this mean?
This is from The Old Batchelor by William Congreve.
I wanted to know what the word But means here.
I transcribe it precisely:
Man,was by nature womans cully made:
We,never are but by our selves betray'd.
I cannot perceive the first sentence too .
Would be grateful to have your answer.
I wanted to know what the word But means here.
I transcribe it precisely:
Man,was by nature womans cully made:
We,never are but by our selves betray'd.
I cannot perceive the first sentence too .
Would be grateful to have your answer.
Top answer
Hi Coloraday The word "but" means "except" here: We,never are but by our selves betray'd. We are never betrayed by anyone except ourselves.
- Hi Coloraday The word "but" means "except" here: We,never are but by our selves betray'd.
- We are never betrayed by anyone except ourselves.
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Hi Coloraday
The word "but" means "except" here:
We,never are but by our selves betray'd.
We are never betrayed by anyone except ourselves.
The word "but" means "except" here:
We,never are but by our selves betray'd.
We are never betrayed by anyone except ourselves.
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> We,never are but by our selves betray'd.
I suppose this sentence means that we always are being
betrayed by nobody except ourselves.
I suppose this sentence means that we always are being
betrayed by nobody except ourselves.
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victor_amelkin> We,never are but by our selves betray'd.Yes. That's the meaning.
I suppose this sentence means that we always are being
betrayed by nobody except ourselves.
CJ
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Hi Jim,
This forum plays tricks on me. When I had been answering, I didn't realyze
that the question has already been answered at least a couple of times
This forum plays tricks on me. When I had been answering, I didn't realyze
that the question has already been answered at least a couple of times
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