07-31-2020, 09:40 AM
On second reading, I think the forced nature of the rhymes works, given that the narrator could be a plumber from Sutherland with marital problems. Not that plumbers from Sutherland can't have read Classics at Balliol.
But seriously, I like the choice of the title, and the wish fulfillment nature of the text.
The second 'beautiful' is rather bland, even if deliberate.
But seriously, I like the choice of the title, and the wish fulfillment nature of the text.
The second 'beautiful' is rather bland, even if deliberate.

