Learning Latin ~ Version IV
Learning LatinA garden, one late summer's day, is on my mind,With fluffy passing clouds against a sky of blue Each one a chance to dream away for humankind:The stuff of dreams that never ever will...
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Alas, Latin is Greek to me! If I were supposed to be learning Latin I think I'd be watching clouds too... or thinking about them, rather than learning Latin words for the scene. On second thoughts......
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Thanx, Jude!Re the rhyme "leaves"/"beliefs" ah, you're such a precious purist! Best Regards, Crispin
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I like the idea of writing your Latinate sonnet in Alexandrines.However, I think you've padded it to stretch the lines (eg the first two lines alone contain six adjectives) and for this reason it...
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Hi David,Thanks!Well, six adjectives in an exercise's first two lines shouldn't be much of a surprise, should they? My defense - for what it's worth: I think they're all pretty essential. No?Apart...
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dc--Despite the fact that I love Alexandrines & I admire the strength of the twelve syllable line, I have to agree with David that you're limiting this to an exercise in form. There doesn't seem...
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Thanks, Mike!I've rewritten the octet. New version:"A garden, one late summer's day, is on my mind,With fluffy passing clouds against a sky of blue Each one a chance to dream away for humankind:The...
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This has a nice relaxed, reflective ambience Crispin... despite the lines that David and Mike found unneccesarily long... actually, I did too at first, but it's growing on me! A couple of things come...
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Thank you very much, Jude! Revision above!Best Regards, Crispin (As to "next of kin": according to my dictionary it isn't hyphenated. Ah well. I was tempted too.)
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DCI RECALL THAT WHEN I WAS REQUIRED TO WRITE PARAGRAPHS OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF WORDS IN MY FIRST YEARS OF GRADE SCHOOL THEY WOULD OFTEN CONTAIN PHRASES LIKE "NEVER EVER EVER..."IF THE TERM "NEVER...
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Dutch:I want to know what the Latin word is for childish tears of fear. The couplet is beautiful...the first time I read it I didn't even notice that you are being a little vague about what the object...
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Hi Leah,Thanks a lot for your thoughtful comments! As to the "childish tears of fear": the Latin word is "lacrimae".The fear in question not only concerns learning Latin, but also the fear of oblivion...
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