Meaning of why and wherefore | Babel Free

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“Never mind⟳ the why and wherefore, / Love⟳ can level ranks, and therefore, / Though his lordship's station's mighty / Though stupendous be his brain.”

“Bursting into the kirk she called the office-bearers to her assistance, whereupon the minister in miniature raised his voice and demanded the why and wherefore of the ungodly disturbance.”

“Those whose nature it is to be rational will instinctively ask⟳ why and wherefore, and wrestle⟳ with themselves for an answer⟳. But why every Tom, Dick and Harry should have⟳ the why and wherefore of the universe rammed into him, and should be allowed to draw⟳ the conclusion hence that he is the ideal person and responsible for the universe, I don't know⟳.”

“[T]ruth be told, once clothes make⟳ it into the stores, the why and wherefore of their creation in the designer mind⟳ is essentially beside the point⟳.”

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