Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Great Regulars: Anyone eager to apply this little

17th-century scene to the wars and amours of the present, as chronicled in the newspaper stories of 2006, should reflect on the figure of Diana, whose "chase had a beast in view," which suggests that all human pursuits, compared to their first, beautiful, newborn hopes, may become somewhat beastly.

from Robert Pinsky: The Washington Post: Poet's Choice

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