Literary notes about ramifications (AI summary)
In literature, the term "ramifications" is used to evoke the idea of intricacy and far-reaching consequences in both abstract and concrete contexts. Authors employ it to map out the extensive, branching effects of social, political, and philosophical forces—as when the cascading consequences of democracy or conspiracies are detailed ([1], [2], [3])—while also invoking the natural imagery of branches or networks in physical forms such as nerves or architectural designs ([4], [5], [6]). Whether exploring the complex interplay of ideas or the structural details of a system, "ramifications" serves as a versatile device that captures the delicate interplay between a central occurrence and its myriad, often unexpected, offshoots ([7], [8], [9]).
- Such are the remarkable, indeed astounding, ramifications of the social system of a people who cry to heaven of their democracy.
— from As A Chinaman Saw Us: Passages from His Letters to a Friend at Home - But, widely as the ramifications of the conspiracy had extended, only one traitor suffered the punishment of his crime.
— from The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron - It is a Plot; Plot of the most extensive ramifications; which, however, Barrere holds the threads of.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle - This requires the action of every petty artery, and of the minutest ramifications of every nerve and fibre in our body."
— from Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by John Wilson - The ramifications on the lateral cartilages may be again distinguished as superficial and deep .
— from Diseases of the Horse's Foot by H. Caulton (Harry Caulton) Reeks - The base of the mountain, with its spurs and their numberless ramifications, formed a labyrinth of valleys and elevations.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - When the radical idea branches out into parallel ramifications, how can a consecutive series be formed of senses in their nature collateral?
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson - He is head of the Muley-Taib society, a powerful secret organization, which has its ramifications throughout the Islamitic world.
— from Romantic Spain: A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by John Augustus O'Shea - Guided by his demonstration, we are enabled to dissect out to their ultimate issues the minutest ramifications of intrigue.
— from The Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes: An Index of the Project Gutenberg Editions by Oliver Wendell Holmes
