might lead those of glad temperaments to imagine some conceivable history

English translation: optimistic people ...

07:37 Mar 26, 2004

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: might lead those of glad temperaments to imagine some conceivable history

A scene of such quiet and peace that the observer on the ridge could avouch to it later in such a way as might lead those of glad temperaments to imagine some conceivable history where long decades of happy union stretched before the two£¨people£© on the ground.

panyuan

Selected answer:optimistic people ...

Explanation:
might lead happy people to be optimistic that the two people had a happy future; that it was possible that they would be happy together for many years

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Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 17:45

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later the observer - of he or she was of a happy disposition -

CMJ_Trans (X)

4 +1

optimistic people ...

Melanie Nassar

unselfishly romantic,optimistic,funloving,caring

amritha

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12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

optimistic people ...

Explanation:
might lead happy people to be optimistic that the two people had a happy future; that it was possible that they would be happy together for many years

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

Thank you!

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

later the observer - of he or she was of a happy disposition -

Explanation:
would be able to create a whole scenario is his/her mind, a scenario that would be perfectly feasible, in which he or she would look ahead to the future of the two people and imagine them "living happily ever after"

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of = if

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 16:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

55 mins confidence:

unselfishly romantic,optimistic,funloving,caring

Explanation:
....

amritha
Local time: 20:15
Native speaker of:

English,

Malayalam

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