およそ遠しとされしもの

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Hello
I just discovered this forum.

I’m not sure what およそ遠しとされしもの means.
I can’t find 遠し and されし in the online dictionaries.
I wonder if this is ancient Japanese. I’ve just been glossing over the words and assuming it says “thing that is as a rule distant” i don’t know

Thanks

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“遠しとされしもの” means “things that are supposed to be distant.”
“遠し” is “遠い” in spoken and contemporary Japanese.

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Thanks
So I’m on the right track.
I’ve found and made lingqs for most of the words.
But the only part I don’t understand is “とされし”.

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“–とされし” is “–とされた.”
“不要とされしもの” means “不要とされたもの”----things that are supposed to be unnecessary.