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Literary notes about Born (AI summary)

The word “born” in literature is used in a variety of ways, ranging from straightforward biographical markers to rich metaphorical expressions. In many texts, it simply denotes the time and place of one’s physical birth, as seen in historical and biographical accounts where authors specify origins and dates—[1], [2], [3], and [4] offer clear examples. Beyond its literal sense, “born” is also employed to suggest innate qualities or destinies. For instance, when a character is described as “a born boss” [5] or when traits are said to be “born of the senses” [6] or “with the bodies to be born” [7], the term evokes an inherent nature rather than a moment in time. Additionally, the word takes on a symbolic tone in spiritual contexts—whether referring to the concept of being “born again” [8] or questioning moral or existential design [9]. Thus, “born” functions not only as a historical or biological marker but also as a means to reveal deeper personal, moral, or philosophical identities in literary texts.
  1. [255] Hefter , Rev. Albert David, born in Dombrowa, Galicia, in 1819.
    — from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein
  2. Lichtenstein , Moritz, born 1824, embraced Christianity in 1842 together with his mother and brothers and sisters.
    — from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein
  3. He was the son of a hostler and stable keeper, and was born in the stable of the Swan and Hoop Inn, London, in 1795.
    — from English Literature by William J. Long
  4. (See Pierquin, Madame.) CLAES (Gabriel or Gustave), third child of Balthazar Claes and of Josephine de Temninck; born about 1802.
    — from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Cerfberr and Christophe
  5. He was a born boss, and loved to command, and to jaw and dispute with inferiors and harry them and bullyrag them.
    — from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain
  6. It was not that mere physical admiration of beauty that is born of the senses and that dies when the senses tire.
    — from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  7. “Souls with the bodies to be born we may Discern, with them t’ increase, with them decay.”
    — from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne
  8. Unless a man be born again, etc. .
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  9. And his disciples asked him: Rabbi, who hath sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind? 9:3.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete

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