09 May 2010 05:48:10AM @lord-myron-de-verne:
From the latin, pulchritudo ( gen.pulchritudinis), meaning Beauty.Clearly, in Sir Walter 's language, the consequence of an education begun with French Jesuits, and achieved reading Bunyan's "Pilgrim ' Progress" or Milton's " Paradise Lost" in English Anglican schools.This seems to be all he retained of it...:-)
09 May 2010 07:22:48AM @captain-sir-walter-gedenspire:
My dear Lord Myron,You are too kind.My education, sadly, was truncated by being expelled from Rugby,However, i do recall fondly the lessons imparted by my Latin master and the pleasant somnolence they induced.I do retain a smattering of that most rigorous of languages, as here we see.And it impresses the ladies,Your servant,Gedenspire, Captain
09 May 2010 08:25:20AM @lord-myron-de-verne:
My Dear Sir Walter,To be fair, I should probably have added : "This seems to be be all he retained of it, FORTUNATELY ".Votre Serviteur,Lord Myron, Chevalier de Verne
From the latin, pulchritudo ( gen.pulchritudinis), meaning Beauty.Clearly, in Sir Walter 's language, the consequence of an education begun with French Jesuits, and achieved reading Bunyan's "Pilgrim ' Progress" or Milton's " Paradise Lost" in English Anglican schools.This seems to be all he retained of it...:-)
My dear Lord Myron,You are too kind.My education, sadly, was truncated by being expelled from Rugby,However, i do recall fondly the lessons imparted by my Latin master and the pleasant somnolence they induced.I do retain a smattering of that most rigorous of languages, as here we see.And it impresses the ladies,Your servant,Gedenspire, Captain
My Dear Sir Walter,To be fair, I should probably have added : "This seems to be be all he retained of it, FORTUNATELY