What if? I mean, what if? As Elyot outlined the order of learning, and which authors to read first, I remembered, and ask, “What if?” What if people had listened to Elyot throughout the centuries? Learn Greek, then Latin, then Grammar he said, and follow it all with Aesop who has “much variety in words.” …
Month: December 2021
On Re-Reading John Skelton (1460 – 1529) on December 3, 2021
I’m sure in his time Skelton carried the rhyme. But today, no offense, Who cares a sparrow died. His “the pangs of hateful death Well nigh had stopped my breath” Rings true. But honestly, The rest falls short. Kinda boney, like his name.