Newguest  +  963716 Fri, 06 Nov 09 09:12 PM Hi Rupert Brooke wrote (about war): Now God be thanked Who has matched us with this hour And caught our youth, and wakened us from sleeping. --- does "matched" here mean that God let us pit against this hour? What about "cauht our youth"? I know what they mean, but I'm looking for different expressions conveying the same meaning. Newguest Joined on Sun, Feb 25 2007 Senior Member 2,098 Writing, Poetry, Expressions

	CalifJim  +  963733 Fri, 06 Nov 09 09:33 PM Newguest “I know what they mean” Well, then you're doing better than I.  My guess is as follows: Thank God for selecting this time to capture the imaginations of us young people in order to inspire us to higher goals. And it's only a guess. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,385 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Writing, Poetry

	Newguest  +  963738 Fri, 06 Nov 09 09:38 PM CalifJim “ Newguest “I know what they mean” Well, then you're doing better than I.    I wanted to say that I understand separate words, but the overall meaning wasn't quite clear to me.       ”   Newguest Writing, Poetry

	CalifJim  +  963949 Sat, 07 Nov 09 03:53 AM "I wanted to say that I understand separate words, but the overall meaning wasn't quite clear to me." Ah!  I understand -- the separate words!   But that's the easy part, isn't it?  I'm surprised no one else has put in their two cents yet. CJ CalifJim Writing, Poetry