Literary notes about Host (AI summary)
In literature, the word “host” wears many hats, shifting its meaning with context. At times it denotes a person charged with hospitality, as seen when a lively host sparks conversation or manages household affairs [1, 2, 3]. In other instances it represents a vast collection—a troop of warriors [4, 5, 6], a divine assembly [7, 8, 9], or even the metaphorical horde of ideas and fancies that buffet human thought [10]. Modern works expand its usage further to include technological networks and central computer systems [11, 12, 13]. This versatility enriches its literary presence, allowing “host” to evoke both the warmth of personal welcome and the grandeur of epic multitudes.
- ‘Come, come,’ said the bustling host, with a natural anxiety to change the conversation, ‘what say you to a rubber, Mr. Pickwick?’
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - Short shook his head, and wished he knew himself. 'Don’t you know?’ asked the host, turning to Mr Codlin.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens - ‘I was once upon a time,’ replied the host; ‘but I have given it up now.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - the flying host detain, Nor let one sail be hoisted on the main.
— from The Iliad by Homer - This night will either be the ruin of our host, or save it.
— from The Iliad by Homer - Within their walls the Trojan host inclose: They wound, they kill, they watch at ev’ry gate; Renew the fires, and urge their happy fate.
— from The Aeneid by Virgil - And when it was set down, he said: Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the host of Israel.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - And over against us, seated on a throne of dazzling white cloud, the Lord God and all the host of his angels.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells - but I am prince of the host of the Lord, and now I am come.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - But as there is no such thing as Being; all that the philosophers had to deal with was a host of fancies, this was their "world."
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Nietzsche - They are available from more than 500,000 online systems ("host computers") all over the world.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Logon to your local email host and enter 'FTP remote- center-code'.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Try a LISTSERV on a host closer to where you live.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno
