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"

best regards

thank you

11 Thg 02 2019 18:29

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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 tháng 2 năm 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 tháng 2 năm 2019