Literary notes about ample (AI summary)
Throughout literature, "ample" is employed to convey a sense of spaciousness, abundance, or sufficiency that enhances both physical descriptions and abstract concepts. Authors use it to denote expansive areas or quantities, as when a strategist finds “ample room to deploy his forces” [1] or when nature is described with “ample space” inviting wonder [2]. In other texts, the term underscores the richness of available resources or time—whether it be an ample share of provisions [3], ample time for reflection [4], or even ample knowledge [5]. This versatility allows writers to evoke vivid imagery and precise measures of abundance, enriching narrative settings and character experiences throughout various literary works.
- 3. P - Q 4 White takes the offensive immediately and strives to control the centre so as to have ample room to deploy his forces.
— from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca - Behold, O Prince, this ample space Near where the mingling floods embrace, Holy, and beautiful, and clear: Dwell with us, and be happy here.”
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - I am surrounded by every luxury, and if you will come with me, as I wish you would, you shall have an ample share of my dainties.”
— from Aesop's Fables by Aesop - ‘Tomorrow will be ample time,’ said the friend.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - Is it preferable to govern blindly or to govern with ample knowledge?
— from The Philippines a Century Hence by José Rizal