Sunday 4 October 2015

A Primer in Hermeneutics (Epilogue) - Drawing these tides of Men


All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible (T.E.Lawrence)

Friday 2 October 2015

A Primer in Hermeneutics (Lesson 14) - Mellow fruitfulness



Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy music too.

Thursday 1 October 2015

A Primer in Hermeneutics (Lesson 13) - Memories of the Grand Tour


Mantegna was eminent as an engraver, though his history in that respect is somewhat obscure, partly because he never signed or dated any of his plates, but for a single disputed instance of 1472.