In which I compare Austen’s Marianne and Willoughby to Dante’s Paulo and Francesca.
Tag Archives: James Thomson
Eternally Damned after Reading a Book
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The Wine of Love Is Music
Spiritual Sunday I attended a joyous Des Moines wedding yesterday, one where the bride, an avid runner, wore running shoes. The groom is a runner as well. Things promise well. Here’s a lovely wedding poem by the 18th century poet James Thomson, author of The Seasons and “Rule, Britannia.” I send it out to all […]
Marianne’s Passion for Dead Leaves
In “Sense and Sensibility,” Austen gets us to reflect on the attractions and dangers of Nature.
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