Literary notes about conserve (AI summary)
The term "conserve" demonstrates a remarkable versatility in literature, oscillating between the physical act of preserving substances and the abstract notion of safeguarding valuable resources. In culinary contexts, it describes a type of jam or herbal remedy made from fruits or flowers, as seen when it refers to a delicate preserve used in remedies or as a refreshment ([1], [2], [3]). At the same time, authors employ the word metaphorically to denote the prudence required in managing strength, time, or natural resources—from the imperative to save one’s energy in challenging situations to preserving the unity of a community or environment ([4], [5], [6], [7]). Even within political commentary and philosophical musings, the word is used to underline a commitment to holding fast to certain ideals or reforms ([8], [9], [10]).
- Boiled with milk, it forms an agreeable whey; and beaten with sugar, a very elegant conserve.—Lewis's Mat.
— from The Botanist's Companion, Volume II Or an Introduction to the Knowledge of Practical Botany, and the Uses of Plants. Either Growing Wild in Great Britain, or Cultivated for the Puroses of Agriculture, Medicine, Rural Oeconomy, or the Arts by William Salisbury - MYROBOLANE, foreign conserve, "a dried plum, brought from the Indies.
— from Every Man in His Humor by Ben Jonson - Cover the top of the tartlet when the strawberry conserve is cold with whipped cream.
— from The Belgian Cookbook - We've got to conserve our strength, and try to organize our support on the island.
— from Caribbee by Thomas Hoover - When he speaks his voice is produced with a careful effort to conserve energy.
— from More Portmanteau Plays by Stuart Walker - However, by the preservation of the natural environment, the National Park Service does much to conserve the wildlife as well.
— from Mammals of Mount Rainier National Park by Russell K. Grater - It pays better to conserve our natural resources than to destroy them, and this is especially true when the national interest is considered.
— from The Fight for Conservation by Gifford Pinchot - One must know how TO CONSERVE ONESELF—the best test of independence.
— from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Revolutionists make a reform, Conservatives only conserve the reform.
— from What's Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton - The conserve of the flowers doth the like, which Matthiolus much commends against the palsy.
— from The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper
