A Certain Bird

"Let us consider that wonderful sign [of the resurrection] which takes place in Eastern lands, that is, in Arabia and the countries round about. There is a certain bird which is called a phoenix..." -Pope St. Clement of Rome-

Sunday, August 12, 2012

My Norton Anthology of English Literature falls open to King Lear 1.2 and the end of Edmund's speech.

"Now, gods, stand up for bastards!"

An arrow has been traced from this underlined passage to a comment scrawled in the margins.

"ha ha, hard not to cheer him on."

Reason #489 why Kindle will never replace real books. Used and Abused copies are the way to go.
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