All 3 Uses of
subtle
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- All through the cold and restless interval, until dawn, they once more whispered in the ears of Mr. Jarvis Lorry—sitting opposite the buried man who had been dug out, and wondering what subtle powers were for ever lost to him, and what were capable of restoration—the old inquiry: "I hope you care to be recalled to life?"†
Chpt 1.6
- Charles Darnay, mysteries arise out of close love, as well as out of wide division; in the former case, they are subtle and delicate, and difficult to penetrate.†
Chpt 2.10 *
- Similarly, though with a subtle difference, a species of fervour or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily, and to die by it, was not mere boastfulness, but a wild infection of the wildly shaken public mind.†
Chpt 3.6
Definition:
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(subtle as in: a subtle shade of blue) understated so as not to draw excess attention