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What does "come to want" mean? What does "come to want" mean? As in A noble man is noble though he come to want, and a base man is base though he walks on pearls.
Feb 1, 2013 10:05 AM
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The phrase here means to fall into hard times or deprivation. The word "want" is used as a noun meaning "poverty".
February 1, 2013
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