Zomby Woof
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Wed Dec-02-09 09:26 PM
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John Milton waxes poetic about GD/GDP |
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The dismal Situation waste and wilde, A Dungeon horrible, on all sides round As one great Furnace flam'd, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd onely to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all; but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery Deluge, fed With ever-burning Sulphur unconsum'd: Such place Eternal Justice had prepar'd For those rebellious, here thir Prison ordain'd In utter darkness, and thir portion set
--- from Paradise Lost, Book 1
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Wed Dec-02-09 09:32 PM
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1. that's a pretty good read on it, I would say. |
The Velveteen Ocelot
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Wed Dec-02-09 09:36 PM
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2. That's about right. For a visual representation, there's this: |
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Wed Dec-02-09 09:48 PM
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This picture works as well...
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Wed Dec-02-09 09:52 PM
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4. Is the top painting Breugel or Bosch? |
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Wed Dec-02-09 10:26 PM
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