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Literary notes about conjoin (AI summary)

In literature, "conjoin" is employed to convey the idea of bringing disparate elements, whether they be thoughts, sentiments, or physical objects, together into a unified whole. Writers use the term to merge abstract ideas, as when distinct questions or judgments are linked [1, 2] or when varying notions are fused through mental recognition [3]. At the same time, it appears in more tangible contexts—that is, uniting parts of nature or physical processes, such as the melding of metals when planets align [4] or combining individual syllables into coherent words [5]. Poetic and dramatic works frequently invoke "conjoin" to underscore the bond between characters or the inevitability of relationships, as seen in references to matrimonial ties or the harmonious union of opposing forces [6, 7, 8, 9]. This range of usage highlights the word’s versatility in evoking both literal and metaphorical unions.
  1. I conjoin these three distinct questions for expedition.
    — from A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics by Richard Baxter
  2. Judgments conjoin and disjoin all kinds of notions.
    — from A Class Room Logic Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of Teaching by George Hastings McNair
  3. In order that the knowing mind may conjoin notions it must recognize some mark of similarity or connection.
    — from A Class Room Logic Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of Teaching by George Hastings McNair
  4. When the planets Saturn and Mercury conjoin, the lead has to be melted and the mercury added.
    — from Storyology: Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Benjamin Taylor
  5. Letters and syllables make no sense, till ye conjoin them in words, and words in sentences.
    — from The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning
  6. But in case they are not influenced by internal affections, which conjoin minds, the bonds of matrimony are loosed in the house.
    — from The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love To Which is Added The Pleasures of Insanity Pertaining To Scortatory Love by Emanuel Swedenborg
  7. His form and cause conjoin'd, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.
    — from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare
  8. O, now let Richmond and Elizabeth, The true succeeders of each royal house, By God's fair ordinance conjoin together!
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  9. But in case they are not influenced by internal affections which conjoin minds, the bonds of matrimony are loosed in the house, n. 275.
    — from The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love To Which is Added The Pleasures of Insanity Pertaining To Scortatory Love by Emanuel Swedenborg

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