Wednesday, July 22, 2009

lecture seven:

"A little learning is a dangerous thing
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring..."


What a spicy idea! But where is the substance? Poor Uncle Melech, bound to a society that demands superficial appreciation of all but one blind faith; finally, it matters less which one that might be, but that it is is essential. The Pierian spring seems to have leached into the soil, and from there has grown a stalwart fruit-bearer that dangles enticingly death and menstruation.

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