Surely you couldn't hope to seduce ANYONE if the sodding rhythm's wrong?
joanna
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From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: Poem: A Refusal To Mourn The Death, By Fire, Of A Child In
> Dom:
>
>
>> Oh *shite* Dom, you ought to be ashamed of yourself -- "thorough"
>
> <<
> Now you mention it, "thorough" really makes that line - the way it
> rolls off the tongue...
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>
> <sigh>
>
> The sodding RHYTHM doesn't work (leave aside what was actually +printed+
> in
> *Miscellaneous Poems*) if you read "through".
>
> <<
>> Bottom line is Marvell's is more effective as a real-life seduction poem.
>
> Has this been empirically tested?
>>>
>
> Worked for me.
>
> <<
> The *only* person I ever managed to seduce with a poem, I'm now married
> to.
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>
> Lucky you.
>
> ... Back to the Teapot.
>
> Da Dormouse.
>
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