Both Uses of
ravage
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Conclusion Nature repairs her ravages,—repairs them with her sunshine, and with human labor.†
Chpt 7.5 *ravages = destroys or damages
- Nature repairs her ravages, but not all.†
Chpt 7.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(ravage) to destroy or damage; or damaging effects
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, ravage can reference pillaging or plundering as is done by an invading army that takes things of value and destroys what is left.