Friday, February 10, 2017

 

Squeamish

Robert Browning (1812-1889), Aristophanes' Apology, lines 406-408:
'Rough dealing, awkward language,' whine our fops:
The world's too squeamish now to bear plain words
Concerning deeds it acts with gust enough...

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 7:38 AM


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