From: Steve Harris <seh@speakeasy.org>
Subject: Re: The mugs have arrived!
Date: 20 Dec 1999 09:41:14 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <svr9ghldc5.fsf@hodge.primus.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Steve Harris's message of "20 Dec 1999 09:34:06 -0800"
Steve Harris <seh@speakeasy.org> writes:
> Apologies to the list if this bit has already been discussed, but what
> does the "In a cloud bones of steel" quote refer to? There's a date
> span below it as a clue, but I'm stumped.
[...]
Answering part of my own question, I found an old Lars post explaining
that the quote comes from the poem "The Bridge" by Charles
Reznikoff. [1]
The second question remains open.
[1] http://www.gnus.org/list-archives/ding/199608/msg00039.html
--
Steven E. Harris
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-12-20 17:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-12-20 16:47 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1999-12-20 17:34 ` Steve Harris
1999-12-20 17:41 ` Steve Harris [this message]
1999-12-21 1:10 ` In a cloud bones of steel Justin Sheehy
2000-04-21 17:09 ` The mugs have arrived! Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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