All 3 Uses of
oblivion
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- for instance, the privilege of filling up blank forms for the consignment of any one to the oblivion of a prison for any length of time;†
Chpt 1.4
- But, Mr. Darnay, oblivion is not so easy to me, as you represent it to be to you.†
Chpt 2.20 *
- Another pause of oblivion, and he awoke in the sombre morning, unconscious where he was or what had happened, until it flashed upon his mind, "this is the day of my death!"†
Chpt 3.13
Definition:
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
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