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Literary notes about come (AI summary)

The word “come” operates in literature as a versatile signifier of movement, transition, and the arrival of both tangible and intangible change. It can denote the literal act of arriving, as when a character physically approaches or is summoned (“I have come for my courage” [1], “Come, son, away” [2]), or it may herald an impending state of affairs, imbuing the moment with a sense of destiny or transformation (“explanation… must come[3], “the seasons come and go” [4]). It also functions to invite action or signal a call to duty, enhancing dialogue with immediacy and purpose (as in [5] and [6]). With its appearance in sacred texts and prophetic writings [7, 8, 9, 10], the word transcends ordinary usage to embody both physical presence and metaphysical significance, richly contributing to the narrative’s emotional and symbolic landscape.
  1. "I have come for my courage," announced the Lion, entering the room.
    — from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  2. Come, son, away; we may not linger thus.
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  3. With every step of dawning intelligence, explanation—frank, free, guiding explanation—must come.
    — from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois
  4. The seasons come and go in glad or saddening pageant, and with winged or leaden feet the years pass by before them.
    — from Intentions by Oscar Wilde
  5. But come thy ways, we'll go along together, And ere we have thy youthful wages spent We'll light upon some settled low content.
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  6. What do you spy?—Come, give me an instrument.
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  7. But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not or an unlearned person, he is convinced of all: he is judged of all.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  8. Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and come even to his throne? 23:4.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  9. And we know that the Son of God is come.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  10. But I am come to teach thee what things shall befall thy people in the latter days, for as yet the vision is for days.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete

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