tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post4985059266765009200..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: AffinityStephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-38166055005625512019-08-12T09:20:47.649-07:002019-08-12T09:20:47.649-07:00George: Thank you for your kind words about the p...George: Thank you for your kind words about the post. I'm pleased you liked it.<br /><br />Your point about RLS's children's verse is an excellent one: as it happens, I had a similar thought when I was drafting that sentence. I wondered whether I should qualify "best-known" with something such as "with the exception of some of his children's poems . . ." I had in mind, for instance, "Rain" ("The rain is raining all around . . . and on the ships at sea", "The Land of Nod," and, in particular, "Whole Duty of Children." But I decided to stay with "best-known" since one comes across "Requiem" in so many different places.<br /><br />As always, thank you very much for stopping by.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-44872356223892355492019-08-11T19:06:25.521-07:002019-08-11T19:06:25.521-07:00Most interesting in general, and a most interestin...Most interesting in general, and a most interesting connection between Stevenson and Housman.<br /><br />The epitaph may be the best known poem that we associate with Stevenson; but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that a lot of us know bits from his poems from children that we have never connected with his name. I know that there is one that I read years ago but only this year learned was his--did you quote it, the one beginning "In winter I get up at night/And dress by yellow candlelight."?<br />Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com