Still waiting for a Spenserian stanza. Could take a while.
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On 12/19/13, James C. Nohrnberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Girls make passes
> At lads who dream lasses.
>
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 19:03:05 -0500
> David Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Oh Judith! Where is the "like" button?
>>
>> My wife Esther suggests that "Girls *do* make passes at
>>men who *have*
>> asses."
>>
>> D
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Judith H. Anderson
>><[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>>> I’ve always been tempted to update Parker’s lines, which
>>>I have also
>>> always enjoyed, and I find this latest version of them
>>>an irresistible
>>> invitation: how about “Girls don’t make passes at men
>>>who are asses”?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Feel free to substitute “women” for “girls and “boys”
>>>for “men,” or “gods”
>>> and “goddesses” for any of these. Not to worry
>>>excessively about rhythm.
>>> Mere surface.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m sure someone has anticipated my updating, but this
>>>is, perhaps, not
>>> the point.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Judith
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Sidney-Spenser Discussion List [mailto:
>>> [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Anne
>>>Prescott
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 18, 2013 4:15 PM
>>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>>> *Subject:* Re: Artemis of Morningside Heights
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Right. Well, Diana/Artemis is one of Barnard's icons,
>>>and after all
>>> Artemis was, originally (so I have read) a theriomorphic
>>>bear goddess--and
>>> we have the bear as our mascot (although more in imagery
>>>than in the
>>> flesh). Not that Barnard women usually sport little
>>>lunar crescents--just
>>> glasses. Thanks, Joe.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 18, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Joel Davis wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a riff on a Dorothy Parker epigram and a reminder
>>>of a neighborhood I
>>> certainly like. Standards have changed... Happy
>>>Holidays all!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> News item:
>>>
>>> Men seldom make passes
>>> At girls who wear glasses.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Harry Berger Jr
>>><[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is this an ad for contact lenses?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 18, 2013, at 9:55 AM, Joe Parry wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A small gift (attached) for people who who wander in
>>>Faeryland and/or
>>> Arcadia.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Happy or Merry whatever it is you celebrate at this time
>>>of year!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe Parry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <Artemis of Morningsi#38DE17.pdf>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joel B Davis
>>>
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>>>
>>> English Department
>>>
>>> Stetson University
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>English
>>> Literature
>>> <http://us.macmillan.com/thecountesseofpembrokesarcadiaandtheinventionofenglishliterature/JoelDavis>*
>>>
>>> http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/english/davis.php
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
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> James Nohrnberg
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