Question

“You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once.”

Answer 1

The correct answer is the following.

The purpose of the words “hour” and “spring” in the sentence “You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once.”, is:

In the case of “hour” is that you do not need to spend much time thinking about the situation. In the case of the word “spring” the wat is used in the sentence is that you need to take immediate action. The statement is part of the document “The Crisis IV” of September 12, 1777, written by Thomas Pain.

Answer 2

Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number IV.

“You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once.”

What is the purpose of the words “hour” and “spring”?
to remind readers that they must take action immediately to succeed against the British