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Message de alxidore posté le 10-03-2012 à 13:35:36 (S | E | F)
Bonjour à tous,

J'ai découvert hier le poète anglais John Keats et ai pris connaissance de son épitaphe par la même occasion, la voici :
"Here lies one whose name was writ in water."
Dans cette phrase je ne comprends pas pourquoi il est écrit "was writ" et non "was written", une exception ou ai-je manqué une étape ?

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Modifié par lucile83 le 10-03-2012 14:25

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Réponse: Participé passé /Write de lucile83, postée le 10-03-2012 à 14:25:03 (S | E)
Hello,

Une petite recherche vous aurait documenté

John Keats died on 23 February 1821 and was buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Rome. His last request was to be placed under an unnamed tombstone which contained only the words (in pentameter), "Here lies one whose name was writ in water." Severn and Brown erected the stone, which under a relief of a lyre with broken strings, contains the epitaph:

"This Grave / contains all that was Mortal / of a / Young English Poet / Who / on his Death Bed, in the Bitterness of his Heart / at the Malicious Power of his Enemies / Desired / these Words to be / engraven on his Tomb Stone: / Here lies One / Whose Name was writ in Water. 24 February 1821"
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Réponse: Participé passé /Write de sherry48, postée le 10-03-2012 à 14:25:07 (S | E)
Hello alxidore.

Today, the word writ is not often used, but when it is, it is usually a noun. In this case, it is used as a verb. It is rather archaic, but might be found occasionally in literature.
Sherry

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