Literary notes about considered (AI summary)
The term "considered" in literature often conveys both evaluation and introspection, acting as a verbal bridge between observation and judgment. Authors use it to indicate subjective assessments—whether in matters of morality, social order, or personal reflection. For instance, it marks a reflective process in spiritual dependence and sin, as seen when one weighs the gravity of moral failing [1], while also being employed in technical or descriptive contexts, such as categorizing botanical properties [2]. Moreover, it can encapsulate an entire spectrum of opinion, from deeming a circumstance fortunate [3] to recognizing a work’s historical authenticity [4]. Through its varied applications, "considered" emerges as a versatile tool that shapes both narrative tone and thematic depth [5, 6, 7].
- Thus then have I considered the sicknesses of my sins in that threefold concupiscence, and have called Thy right hand to my help.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - The flowers, testa and bark are, in Hindoo therapeutics, considered “cold,” and “astringent,” and are used especially in diarrhœa.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - Now, why the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale considered it so very fortunate, we hesitate to reveal.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - there, it must be remembered that this work is considered an interpolated Asser.
— from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - —The weakness of man is the reason why so many things are considered fine, as to be good at playing the lute.
— from Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal - But, I had already considered that such a course, by detaining us there, or binding us to come back, might be fatal to Provis.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Yet, all things considered, she was not of an evil mind or an unkindly disposition.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
