Comment on Discussion Thread đ Wednesday 15 October 2025
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠agoIf you think Ozymandias is long (14 lines - itâs a sonnet), then donât attempt The Bride of Abydos (1204 lines - 339 of which is a single speech).
Iâve always pronounced Percy as rhyming with mercy. Donât know of any major variants. I did have a teacher once with the surname Persse, but this was pronounced âpurseâ, at least to his face.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠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 â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Me too. Come to think of it, Me Too pretty much describes the whole poem.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I was :EYEROLL: nearly the whole time