Express feebly our desolation

Posted by Natty on September 04, 2004

In Reply to: Express feebly our desolation posted by David FG on September 02, 2004

: : : I assume 'feebly' does mean 'weakly' the sense being that 'our desolation' is somehow inadequate, not strong/real enough, hence weak or feeble.

: : : It's a very ugly sentence, by the way!

: : How do you explain then the opening "Drapers make fortunes" (helping us to express feebly our desolation). In an ironic way?

: Well, I would imagine it means that Drapers make a lot of money out of catering for our feeble attempts at expressing our desolation. Just as, for example, a very expensive bunch of flowers might be seen as a 'feeble' attempt at expressing love, or grief, but it makes the florist a lot of money.

: That is what I assume, anyway.

Thanks, David!