hurt into

metal56 · Post by **metal56** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:03 am

Auden said of Yeats "mad Ireland hurt you into poetry". Is "hurt someone into something" used in your variant?

Lorikeet · Post by **Lorikeet** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:36 am

Not in mine.

Jimbobob · Post by **Jimbobob** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:55 am

I've never heard that construction before in my life, and had no idea what this thread would be about from the title (AE). But once given a sentence, it's not that difficult to comprehend. Seems like it was used more for poetic reasons than a reflection of the author's everyday speech. I wouldn't assume that W.H. or members of his variant went around using this phrase on a regular basis.