Literary notes about Subjugate (AI summary)
In literature, the term "subjugate" is deployed in a multifaceted manner, functioning both as a descriptor of literal domination and as a metaphor for exerting control over abstract forces. It is commonly used to depict military and imperial ambitions; texts recount the efforts of rulers or armies to subjugate entire peoples or territories, as seen when commanders are dispatched to control cities or regions ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). Concurrently, the word extends to more figurative realms where it captures the endeavor to master internal impulses or external influences, whether it be tempering individual passions or taming the sway of external circumstances ([6], [7], [8]). This dual application enriches its literary appeal, allowing authors to explore both the physical conquest of lands and the psychological conquest of the self.
- And from that time, O king, those monarchs who from ignorance of this, desire to subjugate king Nila’s city, are consumed by Hutasana (Agni).
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - For Darius had sent Datis and Artaphernes, commanding them under pain of death to subjugate the Eretrians and Athenians.
— from Laws by Plato - During the War of Independence she suspended deportation and enrolled her convicts in the armies sent to subjugate us.
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, February 1885 by Chautauqua Institution - The Governor of Cuba now resolved to fit out an expedition sufficiently powerful to subjugate their country, and make it one of the vassals of Spain.
— from Hernando CortezMakers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott - A tyrant foe invested his country and sought to subjugate her people.
— from Helpful Visions
The Fourteenth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Intended for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints - No, you are but a coquette; You subjugate the hearts of others, and do not give your own.
— from History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great. by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott - Almost she lost that poise of spirit which enabled her to mystify and subjugate him.
— from Command by William McFee - Both of these voluptuaries were attracted to each other by the same motive—the desire to subjugate a notable rival in the art of enchantment.
— from Court Beauties of Old Whitehall: Historiettes of the Restoration by W. R. H. (William Rutherford Hayes) Trowbridge