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Original (extracted from the book The Scarlet Letter):

Like all that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

My own rephrased sentences:

Like whatever that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

 

Like what pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

Could you throw a light on the difference between the bolded parts of the sentences above? Or could you give me a vivid explanation or example? Or explain the difference in meaning of the sentences?

Original (extracted from the book The Scarlet Letter):

Like all that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

My own rephrased sentences:

Like whatever that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

Like what pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

Could you throw a light on the difference between the bolded parts of the sentences above? Or could you give me a vivid explanation or example? Or explain the difference in meaning of the sentences?

Original-- extracted from the book Scarlet Letter:

Like all that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

My own rephrased sentences:

Like whatever that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

Like what pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

Would you possibly in a more readily way throw a light on the difference between the bold parts? or could you give me a vivid explanation or example? or what is the difference between the meaning of the sentences?

Thank you in advance

Original (extracted from the book The Scarlet Letter):

Like all that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

My own rephrased sentences:

Like whatever that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

Like what pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.

Could you throw a light on the difference between the bolded parts of the sentences above? Or could you give me a vivid explanation or example? Or explain the difference in meaning of the sentences?