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the hero-the Conqueror Worm In a similar vein: "A man may fish with the worm that have eat of a king, and eat of the fish that have fed of that worm."
Worms make out very well in poetry. But then so does mud: "Imperial Caesar dead and turned to clay, Could stop a hole to the keep the wind away."
Which brings us back to the Rubaiyat: "All the saints and sages who discussed Of the two worlds so learnedly are thrust Like foolish prophets forth Their words to scorn are scattered And their mouths are stopped with dust."
Is Ash Wednesday approaching?
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metaphors for life, death, rebirth
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03/18/02 10:24 AM
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milum
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the worm turns
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of troy
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Fill all fruit with ripeness to the core
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Death the Leveller
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