Tuesday, July 25, 2006
RANDOM ORATIONS POST
Chatham 1741-the retort to walpole
b 1708 d 1778
-but content myself wishing that i may be one of those whose follies may cease with their ypouth, AND NOT OF THAT NUMBER WHO ARE IGNORANT IN SPITE OF EXPERIENCE. Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, i will not, sir, assume the province of determining; but surely age may become justly contemptable, if the opportunities which it brings have passed away WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT AND VICE APPEARS TO PREVAIL WHEN THE PASSIONS HAVE SUBSIDED.
the wretch, who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only ADDED OBSTINANCY to STUPIDITY, is surely the object of either abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey hairs should secure him from insult. .............and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of his country.
emphasis pansypoo. i am sure you know who i am alluding to. i keep forgetting to post this little gem. what wonders they would have thought of georgie and how we got into this mess.
Chatham 1741-the retort to walpole
b 1708 d 1778
-but content myself wishing that i may be one of those whose follies may cease with their ypouth, AND NOT OF THAT NUMBER WHO ARE IGNORANT IN SPITE OF EXPERIENCE. Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, i will not, sir, assume the province of determining; but surely age may become justly contemptable, if the opportunities which it brings have passed away WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT AND VICE APPEARS TO PREVAIL WHEN THE PASSIONS HAVE SUBSIDED.
the wretch, who, after having seen the consequences of a thousand errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only ADDED OBSTINANCY to STUPIDITY, is surely the object of either abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey hairs should secure him from insult. .............and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of his country.
emphasis pansypoo. i am sure you know who i am alluding to. i keep forgetting to post this little gem. what wonders they would have thought of georgie and how we got into this mess.
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Are you familiar with the word "mumpsimus"? I stumbled across it recently and knew if I waited long enough there would be an opportunity to mention it. You may have just defined it. If it's not part of your everyday vocabulary and not in your dictionary, I'll type in the definition for you (a bit more typing than I just did, but not the end of the world; I did get an A in 10th grade Personal Typing.)
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