Literary notes about RAISE (AI summary)
The term "raise" in literature is extraordinarily versatile, capturing both literal and metaphorical actions. It often describes the physical act of lifting—whether a hand scarcely capable of movement in a moment of dwindling strength [1], or a subtle gesture of defiance or courtesy, as when a character lifts his eyes in hesitation or respect [2], [3]. Yet, its meaning extends into more abstract realms: authors employ it to signify the mobilization of forces, the elevation of social standing or military strength [4], [5], and even the inspirational revival of the human spirit in religious or moral contexts [6], [7]. In economic and practical discourse, "raise" denotes the act of driving change or increasing value, as when prices are driven upward or crops are cultivated [8], [9]. Such layered usage demonstrates how a single word can encapsulate varied human experiences—physical, emotional, and societal—with striking elegance and depth [10], [11].
- How full of meaning that glance had been, as she leaned over him, holding in hers the pale hand which he had no longer strength to raise!
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. Andersen - Raskolnikov did not even raise his eyes to him.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The lady had taken a quick step forward and had held out her hand to him, but he still refused to raise his eyes.
— from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Austria preferred to wait till she could raise four hundred thousand men.
— from The Art of War by baron de Antoine Henri Jomini - Mr Venus, we raise our terms, and we can't do better than proceed to business.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens - He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Since sorrow sanctifies and raises the religious level of the worshipper, it may also raise him up again when he falls lower than usual.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - By engrossing , is meant the trade of engrossers —men who buy up all that can be got of a particular commodity, then raise the price.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon - I have little faith in any attempt to raise root crops on land not previously well prepared.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - When the agony of shame had passed from him he tried to raise his soul from its abject powerlessness.
— from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce - 5.14; to raise from the dead, restore to life, Jno. 12.1, et al., and mid. to rise from the dead, Mat. 27.52.
— from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield