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A birthday sonnet for VN
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From: "Morris, John" <MorrisJ@cisnet.org>
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> In celebration of VN's birthday, I offer this "Onegin stanza" for members
of
> the listserv. Originally written for the centenary, it was published in
The
> Formalist and also on the Zembla website.
>
> Cordially,
>
> J. Morris
>
>
> NABOKOV'S HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
>
> "What's left to give a happy genius?"
> -- Pierre Delalande
>
>
> Dear Sir: I did not think I needed
> an Apple full of bytes and RAM
> (*my* memory has far exceeded
> the formatting of who I am),
> but once I "booted up" -- if that is
> the proper term? -- and checked the status
> of various "browsers," began to race
> my mouse through mazes of hyper-space --
> this centenarian was enchanted!
> A world-wide web of hyper-sense...
> a pedant's perfect present tense...
> the linked scholia I always wanted...
> I thank you, Sir! best wishes from
> <VN@lol.com>.
>
From: "Morris, John" <MorrisJ@cisnet.org>
>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (30
lines) ------------------
> In celebration of VN's birthday, I offer this "Onegin stanza" for members
of
> the listserv. Originally written for the centenary, it was published in
The
> Formalist and also on the Zembla website.
>
> Cordially,
>
> J. Morris
>
>
> NABOKOV'S HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
>
> "What's left to give a happy genius?"
> -- Pierre Delalande
>
>
> Dear Sir: I did not think I needed
> an Apple full of bytes and RAM
> (*my* memory has far exceeded
> the formatting of who I am),
> but once I "booted up" -- if that is
> the proper term? -- and checked the status
> of various "browsers," began to race
> my mouse through mazes of hyper-space --
> this centenarian was enchanted!
> A world-wide web of hyper-sense...
> a pedant's perfect present tense...
> the linked scholia I always wanted...
> I thank you, Sir! best wishes from
> <VN@lol.com>.
>