Literary notes about Ingress (AI summary)
In literature, "ingress" is frequently employed to denote the act of entering or the point of entry into a space, whether that be a building, a natural enclosure, or even an abstract state. Its usage spans a variety of contexts, from describing literal doorways that allow access to rooms ([1], [2]) and controlled passages in fortifications ([3], [4]) to metaphorical or technical references, such as the ingress of air or light ([5], [6]) and even the entry of ideas or influences ([7]). In some narratives, the term carries a sense of foreboding or restriction, as when it highlights barriers designed to prevent the unwelcome entry of elements, be they physical intrusions or symbolic forces ([8], [9]). This versatility has made "ingress" a favored term for authors who wish to evoke both tangible boundaries and more complex, layered meanings in their work.
- This passage gave ingress to every room.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne - A small door, close to the lodge of the concierge , gave ingress and egress to the servants and masters when they were on foot.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - William Frederick therefore contented himself with surrounding the city, so as to prevent ingress or egress from the gates.
— from History of Holland by George Edmundson - Two Spanish soldiers were posted sentry, with loaded muskets, to prevent ingress or egress.
— from Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself Being the Memoirs of Edward Costello, K.S.F. Formerly a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Rifle Brigade, Late Captain in the British Legion, and Now One of the Wardens of the Tower of London; Comprising Narratives of the Campaigns in the Peninsula under the Duke of Wellington, and the Subsequent Civil Wars in Spain. by Edward Costello - There are no other openings or outlets of any kind, either for the escape of smoke, or for the free ingress and egress of atmospheric air.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston - Trees should not be planted so close to a house as to obstruct the free ingress of light and air.
— from Health: How to get it and keep it. The hygiene of dress, food, exercise, rest, bathing, breathing, and ventilation. by Walter V. Woods - [1750] Ingress, progress, regress, egress, much alike: blindness seizeth on us in the beginning, labour in the middle, grief in the end, error in all.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Hence it is placed over doors to prevent the ingress of witches.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer - Had it suited the State policy to check the ingress of the Chinese, nothing would have been easier than the imposition of a ₱50 poll tax.
— from The Philippine Islands A Political, Geographical, Ethnographical, Social and Commercial History of the Philippine Archipelago, Embracing the Whole Period of Spanish Rule by Foreman, John, F.R.G.S.
