[Hardy-l] A grammatical question

[carolyn mcgrath]

Thanks for the appreciation - google search is a wonderful thing!
   
  Again, with reference to gramar on the net, I think it is acceptable to use 'the + an adjective' to function like a noun - i.e the rich, the poor etc. I found this example which still contains the notion of comparison: Shakespeare's Brutus says, "Not that I loved Caesar the less," meaning, "Not that I didn't love Caesar as much." Maybe it's just its proximity to 'greater' that draws attention a little to itself, but, I must admit, it hadn't caused me much cause for concern. 
   
  What I found myself going back to was the word 'read' in the first stanza. Initially, I found myself automatically using the past tense, but I think the present tense makes more sense (not implying the gravestone is actually present in their drawing room, but that it is currently read as opposed to before those particular deaths.) The rhyme scheme surprisingly does not help in this stanza.
   
  best wishes


Carolyn McGrath
       
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