Comment on Discussion Thread š Wednesday 15 October 2025
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© agoIf you think Ozymandias is long (14 lines - itās a sonnet), then donāt attempt The Bride of Abydos (1204 lines - 339 of which is a single speech).
Iāve always pronounced Percy as rhyming with mercy. Donāt know of any major variants. I did have a teacher once with the surname Persse, but this was pronounced āpurseā, at least to his face.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
I admit I only got half way through Don Juan, one of those you had to be there pomes I think
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone āØ12ā© āØhoursā© ago
Me too. Come to think of it, Me Too pretty much describes the whole poem.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
I was :EYEROLL: nearly the whole time