Literary notes about declare (AI summary)
The word "declare" assumes varied roles in literature, often used to signal a formal proclamation or an emphatic expression of personal sentiment. It conveys authority and conviction when characters assert policies, truths, or divine mandates, as seen when historical figures pronounce judgments or divine decrees [1, 2, 3, 4]. At the same time, it can subtly express personal uncertainty, emotional vulnerability, or even irony in dialogue, much like when a character admits indecision or playfully exclaims in moments of passion [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. Whether in the context of public edicts, intimate confessions, or dramatic vows, "declare" enriches narratives by highlighting the importance of stating one’s beliefs or intentions with clarity and force [10, 11, 12].
- A caliph of the house of Abbas was heard to declare that the Christians were most worthy of trust in the administration of Persia.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - They shall give glory to the Lord, and shall declare his praise in the islands.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - I declare sometimes I do not know which way to look before them.
— from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - I declare you are the most splendidly courageous woman I ever met.
— from Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw - ‘Yes—yes; I almost forgot, I do declare.’
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - “How quick you are!” cried Catherine: “you have guessed it, I declare!
— from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - "Why, I declare," said I, "I never saw such a wife.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens - Some declare that Urse kept back the money, and strewed the tracks of her flight with copper that was gilt over.
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo - Declare the past to him by word of mouth she could not; but there was another way.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy - From this moment I declare the vendetta against you, so protect yourself as well as you can, for the next time we meet your last hour has come.’
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
