Nevertheless, he’d taken a leave of absence and come all this way. And even if only out of consideration for the man who had written him the introduction, and now for this Gidō who was doing so much to look after him, he could not act rashly. He resolved to summon up whatever courage he could in ...

Following lines appear in the Emily Dickinson's poem " A bird came down the walk" "Rowed him softer home Than oars divide ocean Too silver for a seam".... What does the phrase "TOO SILVER FOR A SEAM" suggest? (I find it quite complicated to interprete)

In Jane Austen's Persuasion, slightly after Anne first arrives at Camden Place (where her father and sister have moved to), Lady Russell comes to pay a visit as well, where she has to deal with people being treated differently than she would like. We are given this passage on the matter: Lady Ru...