The peasant made do with vs the peasant had to make do with

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The lord would seat on an elegant “chair” whereas the peasant made do with his humble “stoll”.

Can you confirm that it is correct to say "… the peasant had to make do with his humble “stoll”?

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The gentleman would sit on an elegant “chair”, while the peasant would be content with his humble “stool”.

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Torsten, do you mean to say ‘stoll’ is misspelled for ‘stool’?

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In the original texts, “had to” emphasizes the lack of options.

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The only error is that “would seat”. In the original text it’s “would sit” in fact.

Stoll is correct. It’s an arcaic word.

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I think ‘would seat himself’ may also work. But we needn’t go off the original.
The other phrase and the word that I find to be archaic or uncommon are ‘made do’ and ‘stoll’.

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