Literary notes about Mount (AI summary)
The word "mount" is employed in literature with striking versatility, serving both as a vivid descriptor of lofty, symbolic landscapes and as a dynamic verb that captures the act of ascension or preparation for movement. Poets evoke images of spiritual or idyllic ascents, as when Goethe leads us “to the mount of roses” suggesting a pursuit of beauty and transcendence [1]. Biblical texts similarly use “mount” to ground sacred moments—consider the sermon upon the mount, where a physical elevation becomes the stage for divine teaching [2, 3, 4]. At other times, authors harness the verb form to bring scenes of urgency or graceful action to life, whether it be mounting a horse in a heroic charge or in smaller, personal gestures [5, 6]. In each instance, the term enriches the narrative by suggesting both physical and metaphorical heights.
- If loving Nature at your back, Or Mind, the wings uncloses, Follow up my airy track To the mount of roses!
— from Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Matthew Chapter 5 Christ's sermon upon the mount.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be?
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and that which shall be saved out of mount Sion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - “Your master, I s’pose, don’t keep no dogs,” said Haley, thoughtfully, as he prepared to mount.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - And he desired Enid to mount her horse, and to ride forward, and to keep a long way before him.
— from The Mabinogion