10-05-2003, 09:13 AM
Earendilyon,<br>
I'm kinda proud of myself. I made mine up out of my head sitting at the office computer. Thanks for the correction and variations. But to the point: I was wondering as well about that most important and memorable of verses. I have never forgotten it since I memorized it during my first reading almost forty years ago. It still thrills and spooks me today. I must admit that I am impressed. The Latin preserves the sonority and the "power'" of the original. It rolls off the tongue (almost, not your verse, my first reading) as easily and the repetitive refrain creeps up the spine as the original does. Nicely done. I look forward to further excursions.<br>
<br>
Wade Heaton<br>
Lucius Cornelius Libo<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com<br>
<br>
P. S. It took me a bit to get my mouth around line 3, but after a few repititions and increasing perception of the structural unity, it became easy. i had to forget the original a bit, but the more I repeated, the better I liked it.) <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub27.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=togaman>Togaman</A> at: 10/6/03 11:24 am<br></i>
I'm kinda proud of myself. I made mine up out of my head sitting at the office computer. Thanks for the correction and variations. But to the point: I was wondering as well about that most important and memorable of verses. I have never forgotten it since I memorized it during my first reading almost forty years ago. It still thrills and spooks me today. I must admit that I am impressed. The Latin preserves the sonority and the "power'" of the original. It rolls off the tongue (almost, not your verse, my first reading) as easily and the repetitive refrain creeps up the spine as the original does. Nicely done. I look forward to further excursions.<br>
<br>
Wade Heaton<br>
Lucius Cornelius Libo<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com<br>
<br>
P. S. It took me a bit to get my mouth around line 3, but after a few repititions and increasing perception of the structural unity, it became easy. i had to forget the original a bit, but the more I repeated, the better I liked it.) <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub27.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=togaman>Togaman</A> at: 10/6/03 11:24 am<br></i>
