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Re: Deathly hubris?

#55886 02/09/2002 5:11 AM

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Hello,
My thoughts on this: I think the grammatical inaccuracy reduces the pride of the line. "None but ourselves and immortality" sounds more proud than "but just ourselves and immortality." Simplicity is added to the line through colloquial usage.

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. Max Quordlepleen 02/08/2002 10:50 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? wwh 02/08/2002 11:11 PM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/09/2002 1:18 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? wwh 02/09/2002 1:46 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? belMarduk 02/09/2002 2:57 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? Jazzoctopus 02/09/2002 5:17 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? Wordwind 02/09/2002 1:06 AM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/09/2002 1:17 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? Drow 02/09/2002 5:11 AM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/09/2002 5:17 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? Tsyganka 02/10/2002 5:54 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? Jackie 02/10/2002 10:22 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? Tsyganka 02/11/2002 10:21 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? archie 02/11/2002 10:46 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? Keiva 02/11/2002 11:39 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? Tsyganka 02/12/2002 6:03 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? Drow 02/13/2002 3:25 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? Tsyganka 02/14/2002 2:47 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? stales 02/11/2002 4:12 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? WhitmanO'Neill 02/11/2002 5:39 AM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/11/2002 6:23 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? Wordwind 02/11/2002 8:17 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? Jackie 02/12/2002 12:03 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? Bean 02/12/2002 2:50 PM

Re: Emily's Epitaph--correction WhitmanO'Neill 02/12/2002 5:46 PM

Re: Emily's Biography AnnaStrophic 02/12/2002 6:47 PM

Picture of Emily's grave! Fiberbabe 02/12/2002 8:37 PM

Re: Picture of Emily's grave! AnnaStrophic 02/12/2002 9:12 PM

Re: Pictures of literary graves! WhitmanO'Neill 02/13/2002 2:27 AM

Re: Pictures of literary graves! Sparteye 02/13/2002 3:47 PM

Re: Pictures of literary graves! Rapunzel 02/13/2002 8:13 PM

Re: hornyforgod??? WhitmanO'Neill 02/13/2002 9:50 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? milum 02/09/2002 1:02 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? Wordwind 02/09/2002 6:29 PM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/09/2002 6:29 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? tsuwm 02/09/2002 8:01 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? Faldage 02/09/2002 8:11 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? milum 02/09/2002 8:11 PM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/09/2002 10:53 PM

Re: Deathly hubris? Thanks, y'all Faldage 02/09/2002 11:05 PM

Meanwhile, "when you care enough... AnnaStrophic 02/10/2002 3:52 PM

Re: Meanwhile, "when you care enough... Keiva 02/10/2002 4:52 PM

Re: Meanwhile, "when you care enough... milum 02/10/2002 5:52 PM

Re: Meanwhile, "when you care enough... Keiva 02/11/2002 1:29 AM

Re: Deathly hubris? wsieber 02/13/2002 8:12 AM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/13/2002 7:54 PM

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