A quote from the introduction of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Here is a sentence from her introduction:
I earnestly wish to point out in what true dignity and human happiness consists - I wish to persuade women to endeavour to acquire strength, both of mind and body, and to convince them that the soft phrases, susceptibility of heart, delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness, and that those beings who are only the objects of pity and that kind of love, which has been termed its sister, will soon become objects of contempt.
What are the "siblings" in this really long sentence? Here is the part of the sentence which I suppose should give the context. I replace "those beings" with women.
Delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness, and that (women) who are only the objects of pity and that kind of love, which has been termed its sister, will soon become objects of contempt.
My guess is that the pair is "weakness" and "pity." Grammatically, how is "pity" associated with "weakness" in this sentence?
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Here is a sentence from her introduction:
I earnestly wish to point out in what true dignity and human happiness consists - I wish to persuade women to endeavour to acquire strength, both of mind and body, and to convince them that the soft phrases, susceptibility of heart, delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness, and that those beings who are only the objects of pity and that kind of love, which has been termed its sister, will soon become objects of contempt.
What are the "siblings" in this really long sentence? Here is the part of the sentence which I suppose should give the context. I replace "those beings" with women.
Delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness, and that (women) who are only the objects of pity and that kind of love, which has been termed its sister, will soon become objects of contempt.
My guess is that the pair is "weakness" and "pity." Grammatically, how is "pity" associated with "weakness" in this sentence?
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"that kind of love which has been termed its sister...." is not a term I am familiar with, but from the context it means love for someone that one regards as an inferior, either in physical, or mental, or moral strength, or all three. For example that kind of love is often directed at children or animals. How cute! How adorable! Don't interrupt the adults. Put the dog in its crate.
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Here is a sentence from her introduction:
I earnestly wish to point out in what true dignity and human happiness consists - I wish to persuade women to endeavour to acquire strength, both of mind and body, and to convince them that the soft phrases, susceptibility of heart, delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness, and that those beings who are only the objects of pity and that kind of love, which has been termed its sister, will soon become objects of contempt.
What are the "siblings" in this really long sentence? Here is the part of the sentence which I suppose should give the context. I replace "those beings" with women.
Delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness, and that (women) who are only the objects of pity and that kind of love, which has been termed its sister, will soon become objects of contempt.
My guess is that the pair is "weakness" and "pity." Grammatically, how is "pity" associated with "weakness" in this sentence?
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edited 13 mins ago
Sven Yargs
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Here is a sentence from her introduction:
I earnestly wish to point out in what true dignity and human happiness consists - I wish to persuade women to endeavour to acquire strength, both of mind and body, and to convince them that the soft phrases, susceptibility of heart, delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness, and that those beings who are only the objects of pity and that kind of love, which has been termed its sister, will soon become objects of contempt.
What are the "siblings" in this really long sentence? Here is the part of the sentence which I suppose should give the context. I replace "those beings" with women.
Delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness, and that (women) who are only the objects of pity and that kind of love, which has been termed its sister, will soon become objects of contempt.
My guess is that the pair is "weakness" and "pity." Grammatically, how is "pity" associated with "weakness" in this sentence?
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Adelyn
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edited 13 mins ago
Sven Yargs
110k18236494
asked 24 mins ago
Adelyn
1011
edited 13 mins ago
Sven Yargs
110k18236494
edited 13 mins ago
Sven Yargs
110k18236494
edited 13 mins ago
Sven Yargs
110k18236494
110k18236494
asked 24 mins ago
Adelyn
1011
asked 24 mins ago
Adelyn
1011
asked 24 mins ago
Adelyn
1011
1011
"that kind of love which has been termed its sister...." is not a term I am familiar with, but from the context it means love for someone that one regards as an inferior, either in physical, or mental, or moral strength, or all three. For example that kind of love is often directed at children or animals. How cute! How adorable! Don't interrupt the adults. Put the dog in its crate.
– ab2
10 mins ago
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"that kind of love which has been termed its sister...." is not a term I am familiar with, but from the context it means love for someone that one regards as an inferior, either in physical, or mental, or moral strength, or all three. For example that kind of love is often directed at children or animals. How cute! How adorable! Don't interrupt the adults. Put the dog in its crate.
– ab2
10 mins ago
"that kind of love which has been termed its sister...." is not a term I am familiar with, but from the context it means love for someone that one regards as an inferior, either in physical, or mental, or moral strength, or all three. For example that kind of love is often directed at children or animals. How cute! How adorable! Don't interrupt the adults. Put the dog in its crate.
– ab2
10 mins ago
"that kind of love which has been termed its sister...." is not a term I am familiar with, but from the context it means love for someone that one regards as an inferior, either in physical, or mental, or moral strength, or all three. For example that kind of love is often directed at children or animals. How cute! How adorable! Don't interrupt the adults. Put the dog in its crate.
– ab2
10 mins ago
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"that kind of love which has been termed its sister...." is not a term I am familiar with, but from the context it means love for someone that one regards as an inferior, either in physical, or mental, or moral strength, or all three. For example that kind of love is often directed at children or animals. How cute! How adorable! Don't interrupt the adults. Put the dog in its crate.
– ab2
10 mins ago