Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

'Twere absolution for the matricide, to strike one rivet from your chains

English answer:

there would be a pardon/forgiveness for the matricide to break even on rivet from the chains

Added to glossary by Yvonne Gallagher
Oct 28, 2012 19:37
11 yrs ago
English term

'Twere absolution for the matricide, to strike one rivet from your chains

English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
"Frost never weeps," said Babbalanja; "and tears are frozen in those frigid eyes."

"Oh fettered sons of fettered mothers, conceived and born in manacles," cried Yoomy; "dragging them through life; and falling with them, clanking in the grave:—oh, beings as ourselves, how my stiff arm shivers to avenge you! ------------------- 'Twere absolution for the matricide, to strike one rivet from your chains. -------------------My heart outswells its home!"

"Oro! Art thou?" cried Babbalanja; "and doth this thing exist? It shakes my little faith." Then, turning upon Null, "How can ye abide to sway this curs'd dominion?"

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Oct 28, 2012 19:37: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Nov 2, 2012 15:29: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry

Nov 9, 2012 13:24: Colin Rowe changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Poetry & Literature"

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there would be a pardon/forgiveness for the matricide to break even on rivet from the chains

matricide

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matricide


rivet
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rivet


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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-10-28 22:16:48 GMT)
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typo: ONE rivet


Peer comment(s):

agree Alexander C. Thomson : Worth pointing out here that ‘the matricide’ (in the text and in gallagy2’s definition) means ‘the one guilty of the crime of matricide’, not the crime itself.
15 hrs
thanks Alexander and good you clarified that it's the person...
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