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message 1: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Jan 21, 2014 06:53AM

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis (nathannrgaddis) | 414 comments

"riverrun, past Eve and Adam's from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodious vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle & Environs."

First lines of Great Novels do get any basser than that!

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message 2: by Jonathan (new)

Jan 21, 2014 09:07AM

All is there too - re-turn, bible, HCE, Vico, drinking (now I know Adam and Eve is a pub) etc etc

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message 3: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Jan 21, 2014 09:08AM

I melt every time I read this sentence.

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