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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Prime Time: Don McLean
Well this is life, this is Prime time This is livin’ in the U. S. A. Well this is life, this is Prime Time This is livin’ the American way I was ridin’ on the subway in the afternoon I … Continue reading
Elysium Is As Far As To: Emily Dickinson
Elysium is as far as to The very nearest Room If in that Room a Friend await Felicity or Doom— What fortitude the Soul contains That it can so endure The accent of a coming Foot— The opening of a … Continue reading
Beauty And The Beholder
Two Englishmen, having climbed the Matterhorn, were regarding the wonderful view that stretched out before them. ‘Not half bad!’, commented one of them. ‘No,’ replied the other , ‘but you needn’t rave about it like a love-struck poet!’ Anon quoted … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, beauty of nature, Matterhorn, prosaic Englishmen, romantic poets
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Lettuce Leaf Or Chocolate?: The Eternal Battle
When I’m good, I’m very, very good. But when I’m bad, I’m better. Mae West
An Explanation Of The Last Recession: Stephen Fry
A generation of citizens who buy red leather combination locked attaché cases and heated trouser presses while remaining ignorant of the metrical constitution of The Faerie Queene is not one ready to lead the world. Stephen Fry (1957- Paperweight 1992
Au Fond Du Temple Saint” from The Pearl Fishers: Georges Bizet
“Au fond du temple saint” from The Pearl Fishers (Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Music by Georges Bizet Libretto in French by Michel Carré and Eugène Cormon Scene: The coast of Ceylon. Zurga, the newly elected leader of the little world … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Boccelli, bryn terfel, Georges Bizet, The Pearl Fishers
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A Farewell: Charles Kingsley
My fairest child, I have no song to give you; No lark could pipe to skies so dull and grey: Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Charles Kingsley, Daydreaming, Get on with it, Seize the day
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The Trouble Of Women To Men (And Vice Versa): Sir John Vanbrugh
When once a woman has given you her heart, you can never get rid of the rest of her body. Sir John Vanbrugh The Relapse The image, via Wikimedia, is of ‘The Kiss’ in The Relapse by William Powell Frith … Continue reading
The Sartorial Whims of Saddam Hussein: Alec Douglas-Home
Rum fellow, that Saddam. He’s wearing an Eton Ramblers‘ tie. Lord Home 1903-1995 while watching television, noted in Ned Sherrin in his Anecdotage (1993)
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Ambiguity in Comedy: Stephen Fry
It is easy to forget that the most important aspect of comedy, after all, its great saving grace, is its ambiguity. You can simultaneously laugh at a situation, and take it seriously. Stephen Fry 1957- The Liar (1992) The image … Continue reading
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