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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Conduce #99795 04/01/2003 12:05 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Although the word ‘conducive’ is still frequently used, I had not met with ‘conduce’ until reading a whimsical poem, The Poet and the Rose, by John Gay which starts with :- I HATE the man who builds his name On ruins of another's fame. And concludes with this verse: "Spare your comparisons," reply'd An angry Rose, who grew beside; "Of all mankind you should not flout us; What can a Poet do without us! In ev'ry love-song roses bloom; We lend you color and perfume. Does it to Chloe's charms conduce, To found her praise on our abuse? Must we, to flatter her, be made To wither, envy, pine, and fade?" I don't suppose the word is ever used today. Con*duce, v. i. - [L. conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See Duke and cf. Conduct, n., Cond.] To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward. He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. --Macaulay. The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. --Shak. Con*duce, v. t. - To conduct; to lead; to guide. [Obs.] He was sent to conduce hither the princess. --Sir H. Wotton. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Conduce #99796 04/01/2003 5:21 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 As a belabored jest, my ignorance of poetry is no conducive to my comprehension of part of your quote: "Does it to Chloe's charms conduce, To found her praise on our abuse? Must we, to flatter her, be made To wither, envy, pine, and fade?"" Who is Chloe, that we should flatter her? The only Chloe I can remember is a song with lines "Through the dark of night I've got to go where you are" I'll go search to see if I can find the lyrics." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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