Literary notes about Medium (AI summary)
In literature the word "medium" displays remarkable versatility, referring at times to physical dimensions or characteristics and at others to means of expression or channels of communication. It can denote an intermediate size or quality, as when describing a character's stature [1] or the texture and size of a coffee bean [2, 3]. It also functions as a term for a method or vehicle through which ideas, sensations, or messages are conveyed, such as the instrument through which gratitude is expressed [4] or the channel that enables intellectual exploration [5, 6]. In artistic contexts, it may even indicate the specific substance used in a work of art or the level of precision required in a technical process [7, 8].
- He was a very handsome young man, of medium height, with firm, clearcut features.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - Mozambique's coffee is greenish in color, of medium size, and mellow.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - The bean is medium size, grayish-green in color, having fine aroma and excellent flavor.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - He commanded with it; it was the medium through which his thanks were conveyed.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - When we attain perfection of function we lose consciousness of the medium, to become more clearly conscious of the result.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana - Concord and discord are names for their combined effects on that external medium, the ear .
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - For boiling (or steeping) use a medium grind.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - A delightful medium that can be used for either pure line work or a mixed method of drawing, is red chalk.
— from The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold Speed
