Mher
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What does the author mean by "calls into being." I know that this expression means "give birth to." However, here it is not clear to what the subject of the sentence gives birth. Maybe "ever existing"? Here is the context:
"Despair — such as no other species of wretchedness ever calls into being — despair alone urged me, after long irresolution, to uplift the heavy lids of my eyes." (http://poestories.com/read/premature)
"Despair — such as no other species of wretchedness ever calls into being — despair alone urged me, after long irresolution, to uplift the heavy lids of my eyes." (http://poestories.com/read/premature)