Both Uses
whim
in
Self-Reliance, by Emerson
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- I would write on the lintels of the door-post, Whim.†
*whim = a sudden desire that arises without any logical explanation
- [170] I hope it is somewhat better than whim at last, but we cannot spend the day in explanation†
Definitions:
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(1)
(whim) a sudden desire that arises without any logical explanation
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)