tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507263173359379133.post7473811313663540178..comments2023-11-02T04:54:46.150-07:00Comments on A Shelf of One's Own: Natural LoveShelf of One's Ownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08409081916541324727noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507263173359379133.post-85271615485453348982010-06-16T11:44:43.108-07:002010-06-16T11:44:43.108-07:00....A month later:
I thought of this wonderful Bu.......A month later:<br /><br />I thought of this wonderful Burton quote again when I read the following from Lucretius the other day, from the invocation of <i>De Rerum Natura</i>:<br /><br />"Mother of Aeneas and his race, delight of man and gods, life-giving Venus, it is your doing that under the wheeling constellations of the sky all nature teems with life, both the sea that buoys up our ships and the earth that yields our food. Through you all living creatures are conceived and come forth to look upon the sunlight. Before you the winds flee, and the clouds forsake the sky. For you the inventive earth flings up sweet flowers. For you the ocean levels laugh, the sky is calmed and glows with diffused radiance."Ian Wolcotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824138231723753507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507263173359379133.post-11140163948762484622010-05-20T16:17:08.319-07:002010-05-20T16:17:08.319-07:00In VS Pritchett's memoir The Cab at the Door h...In VS Pritchett's memoir <i>The Cab at the Door</i> he tells about an uncle of his from Yorkshire who taught himself to read using Burton's <i>Anatomy</i>, if you can believe it.<br /><br />And thank you, by the way, for introducing me to <i>Godric</i>, a really wonderful book. I just finished it last night.Ian Wolcotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824138231723753507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507263173359379133.post-58921212171173912452010-05-20T08:50:59.171-07:002010-05-20T08:50:59.171-07:00Yes, you're right. I'm so impressed you fo...Yes, you're right. I'm so impressed you found it. This book is a beast and a labyrinth. Many thanks for suggesting I look it up all those many moons ago, Ian.Shelf of One's Ownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409081916541324727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507263173359379133.post-79766022479412928662010-05-19T16:43:55.422-07:002010-05-19T16:43:55.422-07:00Er, sub-section (not "Subject"). How em...Er, sub-section (not "Subject"). How embarrassing. Really, I wish I could edit my own comments.Ian Wolcotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824138231723753507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507263173359379133.post-85745374143593061902010-05-19T16:39:32.861-07:002010-05-19T16:39:32.861-07:00Subject II, Third Partition. Silly me.Subject II, Third Partition. Silly me.Ian Wolcotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824138231723753507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507263173359379133.post-42292956154684485422010-05-19T10:25:36.391-07:002010-05-19T10:25:36.391-07:00Very nice. Which section of the Anatomy is the qu...Very nice. Which section of the Anatomy is the quote from?Ian Wolcotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824138231723753507noreply@blogger.com