Chapter 15. The Road Goes Ever Onward
Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth did'st by my side remain, Till snatcht from thence by friends, less wise than true, Who thee abroad exposed to public view; Made thee in rags, halting, to th' press to trudge, Where errors were not lessened, all may judge. | ||
--Anne BradstreetThe Author to Her Book |
There is an old Abbott and Costello routine that, on occasion, I go through with my children. In the routine, the owner of a local Italian restaurant, Mr. Bacciagalupe, offers Costello a meatball. When Costello tells Mr. Bacciagalupe that he doesn't like meatballs, the restaurateur reviews each individual ingredient of a meatball. With each ingredient, Mr. Bacciagalupe asks Costello if ...
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