Literary notes about contains (AI summary)
The term "contains" in literature serves as a versatile connector that conveys the idea of one element holding or including another, whether it be tangible components or abstract concepts. In scientific and technical texts, authors use it to indicate chemical compositions and measurable contents—as seen in discussions of carbon content in artfully prepared substances ([1], [2], [3]) or the detailed ingredients of recipes ([4]). In narrative and historical works, "contains" often specifies the structural elements within texts or settings, such as chapters, poems, or even geographic descriptions ([5], [6], [7], [8]). Moreover, the word is employed in more metaphorical or logical contexts, where it marks the inclusion of ideas, arguments, or conditions within broader philosophical or analytical frameworks ([9], [10], [11]). This multifaceted usage underscores its literary importance as a means to bridge the concrete with the conceptual, ensuring clarity and depth across diverse genres.
- Sir H. Davy says, that the most perfect carbon that is prepared by art contains about five per cent.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Tobacco contains benzoic acid as preservative, and sometimes saltpetre to aid burning.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - Ordinary cast iron contains iron and about 3 per cent of carbon.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - However, the Italian method of baking fish, etc., au gratin à l’Italienne contains even more herbs and wine reduction than the above formula.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius - Volume I contains the Poems and Line Notes, showing textual and punctuaton differences between the various MSS.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) by John Donne - It contains thirty chapters ( adhyāyas ), of which the last five appear to [ 261 ] consist for the most part of late additions.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell - It contains the last eight books, and is of the end of the 15th century.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo - It contains a large lake called by the frequent name Sar-i-Kol.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - Thus the real contains no more than the possible.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant - Hence a practical precept, which contains a material (and therefore empirical) condition, must never be reckoned a practical law.
— from The Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant - According to the Cabala, every letter in the Scriptures contains a mystery only to be solved by the initiated.
— from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster
