[Lexicog] an English idiom

[Kim Blewett]

Even more interesting: I suppose that 1884 translator might have chosen his
wording because he was familiar with the English expression already...

Kim Blewett

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Clarification: The quote from Francis de Sales is an 1884 English
translation of a French work from Calvin's time.
The original French says "tout le reste demeurant abîmé dans la tristesse
et ennui"

The French dictionary I consulted says abîmer usually means to spoil or
damage, but it mentions an archaic or literary usage to descend or to be
immersed into something, which I think is the usage de Sales is using here.

So the 1884 translator modified [immersed in sadness and annoyance] to
'swallowed up in sorrow'.




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