Both Uses of
oblivion
in
Persuasion
- She could do justice to the superiority of Lady Russell's motives in this, over those of her father and Elizabeth; she could honour all the better feelings of her calmness; but the general air of oblivion among them was highly important from whatever it sprung; and in the event of Admiral Croft's really taking Kellynch Hall, she rejoiced anew over the conviction which had always been most grateful to her, of the past being known to those three only among her connexions, by whom no…†
Chpt 4
- Events of every description, changes, alienations, removals—all, all must be comprised in it, and oblivion of the past— how natural, how certain too!†
Chpt 7 *
Definition:
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(oblivion) the state of being completely forgotten
or:
the state of being completely destroyed -- typically so as to no longer exist
or:
a state of having lost all sense of what is going on -- as during sleep or use of some drugs