Literary notes about kind (AI summary)
The word "kind" in literature is remarkably versatile, functioning both as an identifier of categories and a marker of personal quality. It appears when characters or objects are categorized by type—as in describing a particular form or style ([1], [2], [3])—while it also conveys warmth, courtesy, and moral disposition when used to characterize behavior or request favors ([4], [5], [6]). Furthermore, authors extend its use to denote groups or varieties in nature and society, attributing specific qualities to diverse forms or experiences ([7], [8]). In this way, "kind" enriches narrative texture by blending the concrete with the abstract, highlighting both differences in type and the nuances of human compassion.
- He on his part did not put up any great resistance and so was converted into a kind of lap-dog of hers.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal - Next to this room was another similar one, and opposite in the courtyard a kind of alcove was used as a kitchen.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - That you shall eat: as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophimachus, and the locust, every, one according to their kind.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - The White Queen looked timidly at Alice, who felt she ought to say something kind, but really couldn’t think of anything at the moment.
— from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll - And so, Matvey Vassilitch, be so kind as to lend me that five hundred roubles.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - “Dearest Clerval,” exclaimed I, “how kind, how very good you are to me.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - I here mean every kind of pleasure, and all that conduces thereto, especially that which satisfies our longings, whatsoever they may be.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza - By evil, I mean every kind of pain, especially that which frustrates our longings.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza
