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Bookworm

01:06

The Brideshead Revisited features a side character, a certain Captain Foulenough. In Russian translation his last name is rendered as Буремглой, obviously referring to a Pushkin's line Буря мглою небо кроет (The storm covers sky with darkness) It is a famous poem, known by every Russia...

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Matt Thrower

12:19

@GarethRees Thanks. It's an interesting question - and I suspect I can offer a useful answer, but I can't find any useful references to cite.

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CowperKettle

20:27

I've composed a poem about a friend ))))

Napoleon Wilson

20:38

Nice!

CowperKettle

Thank you!

Gallifreyan

20:49

Noice!

Napoleon Wilson

She likings hiking, I suppose.

(Unless the whole thing is super metaphorical.) ;-)

CowperKettle

Yes. She likes hiking, going in mountain trips.

And she is walking so fast that she is always many yards ahead of everyone during trips

I wrote this about another friend several days back

So I continued a bit

Napoleon Wilson

@CowperKettle Make sure she's okay with you sharing named pictures of her, though.

CowperKettle

Okay, I've sent a request for deletion of this comment.

JoeTaxpayer

21:08

All set? (I saw a ping for help)

Bookworm

21:37

Q: How does the author convey the tone of the panic that can be aroused by contemplating the "prenatal abyss"?

In the text of Vladimir Nabokov: The Beginning of Consciousness How does the author convey the tone of the panic that can be aroused by contemplating the "prenatal abyss"? The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between t...