What does "thee" mean into the following text? And then I loved thee,/ And showed thee all the qualities o’ th’ isle/ The fresh springs, brine pits, barren place and fertile./ Cursed be I that did so!

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Tonatiuh

What does "thee" mean into the following text?

And then I loved thee,/ And showed thee all the qualities o’ th’ isle/ The fresh springs, brine pits, barren place and fertile./ Cursed be I that did so!”

and what happend with this structure "o’ th’ isle"

and what means " brine pits"

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thank you

11 feb 2019 18:29

Commenti · 2

I'm not a native speaker but I'd say that "thee" means "you" and "o' th'" means "of the". Definition of "brine pit": "a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt."

11 febbraio 2019

Hi Tonatiuh,

This text is in an antiquated (old) form of English.

In this case, "thee" means "you".

"o'th'isle" means "of the island".

A "brine pit" is a kind of salt spring in the ground
(here is a picture of one: https://geomodel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/UnlinedBrinePit.jpg).

Hope this helps!

11 febbraio 2019