“Cling” in literature
And they ceased talking, each agreeably surprised by the other’s sympathy. It was on his lips to say, “We are both elderly people now, and must cling to each other.”
George Augustus Moore – Sister Teresa
There is no doubt that the almost invariable result of suffering and want is to create selfishness in the sufferer, and cause him to cling desperately to the little he may possess.
Augustus J. Thebaud – Irish Race in the Past and the Present
But a foolish man might perhaps think thus, that he should fly from his master, and would not reflect that he ought not to fly from a good one, but should cling to him as much as possible; therefore he would fly against all reason; but a man of sense would desire to be constantly with one better than himself.
Plato – Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates
Perché non lasci nei commenti
una tua frase che utilizza cling?
The boy clung to my leg because he was frightened of the dog barking.
Nice one, Dani. 🙂
One of the things I hate most is going into a room where the smell of smoke has clung to the walls and everywhere.
It’s wonderful to look at my nephew who is clinging to his mother.
Nice Dino! May I make a suggestion regarding the verb tense in the first one? How about:
“…where the smell of smoke clings to the walls and everywhere.”
In the second one you could actually eliminate “who is” and just go straight to the gerund. I think it would sound more natural.
If you need to cling to something, please check it’s not an anchor: sometimes, it goes under…
Ahah! Very witty, Paolo! I think at the end I would say “they go under”.
Thank you Tony, I’ll try again.
If you need to cling to something, please check it’s not an anchor: sometimes, they go under.
The Philosophical Sailor. 😉
I likes Pzeco’s period very much!
😐…I like
Pzeco is a Philosopher. It comes naturally to him.
Why don’t you have a go, Norma?
Usually I prefer to cling to the strength of the other people rather using mine..!
Nice! Two things though:
1) “other people” (senza “the”)
2) “rather than…”
Tank you very much☺