Both Uses of
epitome
in
The Mill on the Floss
- The feeblest member of a family—the one who has the least character—is often the merest epitome of the family habits and traditions; and Mrs. Tulliver was a thorough Dodson, though a mild one, as small-beer, so long as it is anything, is only describable as very weak ale: and though she had groaned a little in her youth under the yoke of her elder sisters, and still shed occasional tears at their sisterly reproaches, it was not in Mrs. Tulliver to be an innovator on the family ideas.†
Chpt 1.6
- This luminous idea was a great addition to his historical acquirements during this half-year, which were otherwise confined to an epitomized history of the Jews.†
Chpt 2.1 *
Definition:
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(epitome) a standard or typical example
or more rarely: a brief abstract (as of an article or book)