Jonathan Swift uses A. optimistic to F. to remind people of their childhood. The fact that he doesn't have any children made him eligible from his proposal.
<span>His breeding, sir, hath been at my charge: I have ... My lord of Kent: remember him hereafter as my ... Asmuch as child e'er loved, or father found; ... all manner of so much I love you. CORDELIA. [Aside] What shall Cordelia do? Love, and be silent. LEAR ... And prize me at her worth. ... Return those duties backas are right fit
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The author uses actions as a method of indirect characterization. The writer describes the actions of the character. Hope that helps.
They have strong meaning behind them