A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Song Lyric of the Day (John Dryden, on St. Cecilia and Music)

“Orpheus could lead the savage race; And trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre; But bright Cecilia rais’d the wonder highe...

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MikeT: I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand

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