though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for though art not so;
For those whom thou think'st dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

12/7/2007 11:30:27 AM

one comma has caused a few centuries of debate, am i right?

12/7/2007 11:31:35 AM

poppies are bad

12/7/2007 11:31:40 AM

holy shit i actually remember reading this. too bad i don't remember what it's from.

12/7/2007 11:32:02 AM

John Donne

Holy Sonnet 10

12/7/2007 11:32:42 AM

johnne donne mane

12/7/2007 11:32:49 AM

its a good example of the memento mori

12/7/2007 11:34:25 AM

what about the comma
tell me whats really good

12/7/2007 11:35:03 AM

I don't want to talk about the comma

12/7/2007 11:38:29 AM

don't talk about it, just tell me. i'm listening.

yes this is seedless, just so you know.

[Edited on December 7, 2007 at 11:40 AM. Reason : dfgh]

12/7/2007 11:39:52 AM

this is why i hated english. you could argue about something like a comma that has no effect on the world whatsoever. i think our efforts are better when invested in something useful.



but don't mind me. i'm just trolling.

12/7/2007 11:40:42 AM

no worries... I've learned to filter out cuntish comments

a comma could mean far more than you can imagine
language is one of the few, if not the only, means by which we interact with society and much of our world - we even think in language

12/7/2007 11:42:59 AM

yeah, i listen to some people discuss this comma. it was literally amusing.

12/7/2007 11:44:01 AM

the study of canonical literature is the pursuit of over-privileged, blustery windbags
apart from the benefits had by developing one's sense of self-hood and an understanding of how one is situated in the world

but to get the full benefit you really need to read a lot more

12/7/2007 11:46:18 AM

aye aye captain. read in what regard - scholarly, or in general? i read quite a bit of stuff, and have pretty good comprehension of punctuations and how they can change the meaning of a sentence.

[Edited on December 7, 2007 at 11:48 AM. Reason : ert]

12/7/2007 11:48:22 AM

I would say "in general"

but one has to read for more than just pleasure

i.e. it can't be all Harry Potter and Star Wars graphic novels
you've got to read some philosophy and maybe even trudge through some works of literature that are possibly tedious, perhaps painful.

12/7/2007 11:59:32 AM

I read this book when I was in school. Something about a kid with a brain tumor right?

12/7/2007 12:24:24 PM

I just know its in the beginning of a Children of Bodom song.

12/7/2007 12:25:43 PM

^^ nah the book you're thinking of takes its title from this poem

read Meditation 17 too

good stuff

12/7/2007 12:31:51 PM