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Literary notes about ABIDE (AI summary)

In literature, "abide" serves as a multifaceted term that can signify remaining steadfast, enduring circumstances, or even tolerating something undesirable. It is often employed to denote both a physical staying and an emotional or spiritual commitment, as when characters express their connection or loyalty, saying they will "abide in him" [1] or "abide by our original plan" [2]. At times, the word underscores the inability to tolerate certain conditions, as in the complaint "I can’t abide garlic" [3], while in historic and epic narratives it paints a picture of characters awaiting fate or sheltering in a place, such as being advised to "abide below here" [4]. Thus, the term not only embellishes the narrative with a sense of permanence and resolve but also highlights the diversity of human responses to external circumstances.
  1. And as it hath taught you, abide in him.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  2. "You are all kindness, Madam; but I believe we must abide by our original plan."
    — from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  3. I believe they went to the trouble of putting an extra amount of garlic into our food; and I can’t abide garlic.
    — from Dracula by Bram Stoker
  4. Do thou abide below here, where they shall serve thee, as if thou wert the captain.
    — from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

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