Comments on: Of Russet, Flame, and Gold http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/ Unity in charity, diversity in truth Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:20:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: BarbWyman http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-127 BarbWyman Sun, 30 Oct 2005 07:19:00 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-127 Inspired by the poem, post, and comments I would like to share this oddity of nature which I have just witnessed. In hurricane ravished southern Louisiana, all the trees, prematurely stripped of their leaves (by wind)have burst into new foliage, as though it is spring! They were fooled into thinking their leaves had fallen, and amid all the mayhem and tradedy and downed trees, the remaining trees are bright green -- as though they've been resurrected. I'm sure there is a lesson here. "Margaret are you grieving, over Golden-grove unleaving?" Inspired by the poem, post, and comments I would like to share this oddity of nature which I have just witnessed. In hurricane ravished southern Louisiana, all the trees, prematurely stripped of their leaves (by wind)have burst into new foliage, as though it is spring! They were fooled into thinking their leaves had fallen, and amid all the mayhem and tradedy and downed trees, the remaining trees are bright green — as though they’ve been resurrected. I’m sure there is a lesson here. “Margaret are you grieving, over Golden-grove unleaving?”

]]> By: Catharina http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-128 Catharina Sat, 29 Oct 2005 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-128 ambrosius, thank you for the poem. the head of my dept., Richard Pring, who studied at the Gregorian University in Rome in 1950's, received a medal from Pope Piux XII after he proudly defended the tradition of the Church by writing his 160 page thesis all in Latin. I am going to pass this poem onto him. ambrosius, thank you for the poem. the head of my dept., Richard Pring, who studied at the Gregorian University in Rome in 1950’s, received a medal from Pope Piux XII after he proudly defended the tradition of the Church by writing his 160 page thesis all in Latin. I am going to pass this poem onto him.

]]> By: Doctor Asinorum http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-129 Doctor Asinorum Sat, 29 Oct 2005 06:59:00 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-129 Ah, qua poetry, this really <I>doesn't</I> suck Ah, qua poetry, this really doesn’t suck

]]> By: Ambrosius http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-130 Ambrosius Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-130 I was driving, at that time, near Altoona, but I was merely passing through. I was driving, at that time, near Altoona, but I was merely passing through.

]]> By: Iosephus http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-131 Iosephus Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:03:00 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-131 Stephen S, have you ever visited this <A HREF="http://www.sellbooks.net/" REL="nofollow">antiquarian book dealer</A>? This fall, I bought a wonderful book from him, the <I>Regia Parnassi</I>. It's an old Latin/Italian book which is basically a Latin thesaurus for poets. I'm not Latin poet, but it's great for expanding vocabulary while trying to do Latin composition. Anyway, it looks like it would be a very cool shop to browse--there's a picture on his website, if you follow the link to the old barn.<BR/><BR/>We're often in Scranton, PA for Mass, but that's obviously just as far from you as it is for us from Ithaca. Stephen S, have you ever visited this antiquarian book dealer? This fall, I bought a wonderful book from him, the Regia Parnassi. It’s an old Latin/Italian book which is basically a Latin thesaurus for poets. I’m not Latin poet, but it’s great for expanding vocabulary while trying to do Latin composition. Anyway, it looks like it would be a very cool shop to browse–there’s a picture on his website, if you follow the link to the old barn.

We’re often in Scranton, PA for Mass, but that’s obviously just as far from you as it is for us from Ithaca.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-132 Stephen Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:34:00 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-132 Where in central PA were you driving? I'm from Lancaster in the heart of amish country. Where in central PA were you driving? I’m from Lancaster in the heart of amish country.

]]> By: Iosephus http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-133 Iosephus Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:04:00 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2005/10/of-russet-flame-and-gold/#comment-133 Ambrosius, this is a beautiful poem. Of course, I recall that you have shared it with me before, on at least another occasion, but perhaps I read with too much haste then. The parallel of the observer and trees with the dying man and one "beyond our ken" is wondeful.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, Benedict's papacy will see at least the beatification of the former Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli. Ambrosius, this is a beautiful poem. Of course, I recall that you have shared it with me before, on at least another occasion, but perhaps I read with too much haste then. The parallel of the observer and trees with the dying man and one “beyond our ken” is wondeful.

Hopefully, Benedict’s papacy will see at least the beatification of the former Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli.

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