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is on page 28 of 109
«And yet thy sire and she who gave thee birth
Forsook thee in the hour of thy need :
Though far advanced in life they would not choose
To save their child and find a glorious death.»
Clocked their tea. 'Cause someone had to call them out
— Oct 16, 2026 12:41AM
Forsook thee in the hour of thy need :
Though far advanced in life they would not choose
To save their child and find a glorious death.»
Clocked their tea. 'Cause someone had to call them out
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Grace
is on page 71 of 109
«Why stands my lady thus bereft of voice ?»
Found the reference!
— Oct 16, 2026 04:32AM
Found the reference!
Grace
is on page 47 of 109
«Thou didst contend with death, and shamefully
Didst 'scape thy doom, the murderer of thy wife.
And dost thou now my cowardice reprove?»
I feel like I need to have a heated debate about this with someone, because I have a clear idea of my opinion, but I want to hear the other pov.
— Oct 16, 2026 02:29AM
Didst 'scape thy doom, the murderer of thy wife.
And dost thou now my cowardice reprove?»
I feel like I need to have a heated debate about this with someone, because I have a clear idea of my opinion, but I want to hear the other pov.
Grace
is on page 45 of 109
«I did not bid thee to this funeral,
Nor do I reckon thee amongst my friends.
[...]
'T was meet to mourn when I was nigh to death,
But then thou stood'st aloof -old as thou wert-
And didst behold her young life sacrificed.
And dost thou now lament her lifeless corpse ?»
THANK YOU!! I was getting irritated with this man, who was trying to be all nice, when he hadn't agreed to sacrifice himself (even as an old man).
— Oct 16, 2026 02:23AM
Nor do I reckon thee amongst my friends.
[...]
'T was meet to mourn when I was nigh to death,
But then thou stood'st aloof -old as thou wert-
And didst behold her young life sacrificed.
And dost thou now lament her lifeless corpse ?»
THANK YOU!! I was getting irritated with this man, who was trying to be all nice, when he hadn't agreed to sacrifice himself (even as an old man).
Grace
is on page 26 of 109
«[...] guiltless both
Of any sin 'gainst Heaven to cause thy death.»
Brother's not being for real. You're telling me that it's YOUR destined day of death, which you refuse to accept, and let your wife die in your stead, and then consider yourself GUILTLESS!?!?!?!?
I really can't take bro seriously
— Oct 16, 2026 12:32AM
Of any sin 'gainst Heaven to cause thy death.»
Brother's not being for real. You're telling me that it's YOUR destined day of death, which you refuse to accept, and let your wife die in your stead, and then consider yourself GUILTLESS!?!?!?!?
I really can't take bro seriously
Grace
is on page 23 of 109
«And now, when she had vented all her grief»
The use of ‘vent’ as a verb in the 1870s feels like an actual full-circle moment.
— Oct 16, 2026 12:21AM
The use of ‘vent’ as a verb in the 1870s feels like an actual full-circle moment.
Grace
is on page 20 of 109
«Should one a voyage make
Or unto Lycia's strand,
Or Ammon's parched seat
Or any enchanted land»
These are absolute BARSS
— Oct 16, 2026 12:12AM
Or unto Lycia's strand,
Or Ammon's parched seat
Or any enchanted land»
These are absolute BARSS
Grace
is on page 19 of 109
Understanding this is becoming a bit of a challenge, but I'm also learning a lot of new vintage vocab
— Oct 15, 2026 11:16PM
Grace
is on page 11 of 109
«I shall be amply satisfied should this translation be the means of interesting some who are as yet unacquainted with the works of this great poet.»
I don't know this man, but we would have gotten along really well
— Oct 15, 2026 04:37AM
I don't know this man, but we would have gotten along really well