idun Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Norman, you have been missed, especially at this time, and with you usually posting quite regularly.Hope all is well with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Missing person found.....all is well?Norman, did I have your correct number? Er......can you hold up a thumb for yes and 2 thumbs for no or something?[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Yes, where ya been?Surely you missed us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I haven't been away..perhaps my posts haven't been showing up...Mint will send a mail.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 We miss your Swiftian presence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 OK, calm down everyone[:D] He only wanted to test whether we still loved him[:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 And now he knows! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I rather think you mean Rochester, but for reasons of discretion I will refrain from quoting 'the Imperfect Enjoyment' [6]" Rochester's poetry, in his limpid love lyrics, lampoons, burlesques, and sharp satires, has an abiding presence. The philosophical and religious undertow—often detected in the deep disgust and misanthropic attitudes, the obverse of aristocratic insouciance—has especially fascinated modern readers. His poetic craftsmanship is repeatedly evident in the allusiveness and parodic facility he brings to his verse. That he was celebrated by contemporaries for his impromptu ripostes in verse will not seem, to readers who have tasted the fruits of his intellect, exaggerated praise, however remotely glittering and improbably theatrical his world must now appear. He was ranked as a poet second only to John Dryden, a judgment accorded as much to his genius as to his scandalous lewdness. Andrew Marvell's striking opinion, as recorded by John Aubrey in his Brief Lives (1813), is a sure guide to the heart of Rochester's appeal to the literate classes: "The Earle of Rochester was the only man in England that had the true veine of Satyre." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I hadn’t missed him - didn’t even realise that he wasn’t around.You women do fuss, just because a bloke lies low for an hour or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 It is who with that interested us!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 [url=https://ibb.co/5xMQTGR][img]https://i.ibb.co/FqxQ6mD/94224519-1450591485113411-2772365599605522432-n.jpg[/img][/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 [quote user="Gardian"]I hadn’t missed him - didn’t even realise that he wasn’t around.You women do fuss, just because a bloke lies low for an hour or two.[/quote]Oy, you, Gardian.....us women didn't start the fuss. For reasons of accuracy, it was Wooly that started the man hunt. And I thought Wooly's intentions were completely altruistic......[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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