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Literary notes about issue (AI summary)

In literature, the word "issue" wears many hats, ranging from denoting offspring or descendants—thus appearing in contexts that list genealogical ties ([1], [2], [3])—to signifying a result, consequence, or outcome, particularly in moments of conflict or decision ([4], [5], [6]). It can also imply the notion of emanation, as when something flows or proceeds from a source ([7], [8], [9]), or even refer to a publication or periodical ([10], [11]). In debates and legal or policy discussions, "issue" serves as a metonym for the central point of contention, framing argumentative or ideological divides ([12], [13], [14]). This versatility lends a rich, multifaceted texture to its use throughout literary texts.
  1. of 7th Earl of Westmeath, and had issue.
    — from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton
  2. M., 29th July, 1825, Maria, eldest dau. of Francis Roche, of Rochemount, co. Cork, and had issue.
    — from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton
  3. M. in 1816, Jane, 2nd dau. of Alex. Rollock, of Glasgow, and had issue.
    — from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton
  4. The only possible issue thenceforth was to emerge thence killed or conquerors.
    — from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  5. For a kilometre, it was a struggle, side by side, but an unequal struggle in which the issue was certain.
    — from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc
  6. I know not what will be the issue of it.
    — from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys
  7. Vapour soon begins to issue from the hole.
    — from How it Works by Archibald Williams
  8. And if Philip had a little money he could unlock the stone door in the mountain whence would issue a stream of shining riches.
    — from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
  9. "There it was an issue of obtaining fresh meat for my crew.
    — from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne
  10. In the issue of May 1 it contained the following editorial comment:
    — from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper
  11. The following list of Franklin's works contains the more interesting publications, together with the dates of first issue.
    — from Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
  12. Changes in intensity seem to be in direct proportion to the area over which opinion on a given issue may be said to exist.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  13. The point at issue between Bergson and common sense is, precisely, how far it does go.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  14. Or, he merely evades the issue, and does not bring her.
    — from Etiquette by Emily Post

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