Literary notes about enroll (AI summary)
In literature, the word enroll is employed with rich nuance, often denoting not just the simple act of signing up but also marking a symbolic inclusion into a prestigious or transformative group. It appears in military contexts where men are gathered for duty and honor, as in the swift enlistments described in [1] and [2], while also serving to register names among the celebrated, as when a hero’s name is recorded for posterity in [3] and [4]. Moreover, enroll can imply a deliberate commitment to a social or ideological cause, whether it is joining the ranks of a political movement [5] or integrating into a community institution [6, 7]. In this way, the term carries both practical and metaphorical significance, resonating with themes of belonging and identity throughout literary works.
- [16] The angry braves, flushed with conquest and eager for blood, hastened to enroll themselves by thousands in his band.
— from Indian Fights and Fighters: The Soldier and the Sioux by Cyrus Townsend Brady - He knew how to enroll and organize vast numbers of raw recruits, and to transform them rapidly into trained military units.
— from The Mentor: Julius Cæsar, Vol. 6, Num. 2, Serial No. 150, March 1, 1918 by George Willis Botsford - And noble deeds that youth had done, And won a glorious name; Which future ages would enroll Upon the book of fame.
— from Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland by Abigail Stanley Hanna - For myself full pardon, Besides the lives of two-and-twenty friends, Whose names are here enroll'd.
— from Venice Preserved: A Tragedy by Thomas Otway - "To enroll my humble name upon the list of authors on Elocution."—See Webster .
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown - I was one of the first students to enroll in Serampore as an A.B. candidate.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - Promising students in the preparatory schools are bribed to enroll with this or that college.
— from The Patient Observer and His Friends by Simeon Strunsky
