Hi there.
" He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures."
1. Is it the same as 'he will be my shield and portion'?
2. What does 'portion' mean here? Is it a common usage?
"I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace."
3. What does the quote mean? Is it a common usage?
" We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun."
4. What does the quote mean? Is it a common usage?
Thanks in advance.
wretch (BAD PERSON) (from Cambridge)
noun [C] INFORMAL OR HUMOROUS
someone who is unpleasant or annoying:
Who's trampled on my flowers? I bet it was those two little wretches who live next door.
You wretch! You promised you'd give me a lift.
toil
NOUN:1. Something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment. Often used in the plural:
caught in the toils of despair. (from American Heritage)
snare n. (from Cambridge)
a trick or situation which deceives you or involves you in some problem of which you are not aware:
The legal system is full of snares for those who are not wary.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. ---> It was Grace that .....
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far. ----> It is Grace that ......
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