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New2grammar

#534385 Sun, 29 Jun 08 10:27 PM

Love me tender, love me true.

What's the meaning of tender and true in here?
Thanks.

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Ant_222

#534387 Sun, 29 Jun 08 10:33 PM

Love me with tenderness, love me with true love — that's how I perceive it.

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Huevos

#534388 Sun, 29 Jun 08 10:35 PM

They are both adverbial in this context. "Tender" (tenderly): affectionate or loving; sentimental or amatory; "true": in a true manner; truly; truthfully.

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Verbs, Adverbs

Philip

#534390 Sun, 29 Jun 08 10:36 PM

tender = sweetly, gently
true = honestly

Note that both words should be adverbial in form, but poetry takes a lot of liberties.

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New2grammar

#534400 Sun, 29 Jun 08 10:56 PM

Thank you, Ant, Huevos and Philip.

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