Literary notes about bring (AI summary)
The word “bring” in literature is employed with a remarkable range of nuances, serving both literal and metaphorical functions. In many instances it denotes a physical transfer or the act of fetching—whether it is a character being escorted home ([1], [2], [3]), or an object being delivered, as when a character is instructed to bring in specific items ([4], [5]). In other examples, “bring” extends to more abstract realms: it can signify the revival or the culmination of ideas, as seen when narratives are brought to a close ([6]), or when the act of “bringing” becomes a means to usher about transformation or revelation, such as in guiding souls toward salvation or in stirring emotions ([7], [8]). Additionally, the word sometimes possesses an authoritative or commanding tone, used to demand action or signal an impending change ([9], [10]). This versatility highlights how a single term can perform multiple functions, bridging the concrete and the conceptual while enhancing the narrative flow and emotional impact across diverse literary styles and eras.
- We also met Mr. Rogers... who kindly left his carriage to bring us home.
— from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller - I went back to my inn, and asked my landlord to bring the bill.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - I'll tell Briggs to bring the carriage round.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot - “Volodya will bring us gold and ivory from America, but if you tell mamma he won’t be allowed to go.”
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - “Quick!” said I, “light us a fire, and bring some glasses and a bottle of champagne.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - * * * * * But it is time to bring my narrative to a close.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - By this we see, that the poor servants of God, whom we have relieved by our alms, may hereafter, by their intercession, bring our souls to heaven.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
— from Lyrical Ballads, With a Few Other Poems (1798) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth - Why then you are a justice of peace, and may send me to gaol, if you please, and bring me to a trial for my life!
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson - ‘Very good,’ said the old gentleman, raising his voice, ‘then bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew.’
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens