Maryland/Pennsylvania history

[Alan Westrope]

On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, Paul Mackin <mackin at allware.com> wrote:

>A while back someone suggested trotting out The Sot-Weed Factor in preparation
>for M&E. So I did here and quote from p. 102-3. Lord Baltimore is speaking.

Prithee, gentle Sir, but I believe 'twas *Burlingame* -- disguis'd as Baltimore
-- who in sooth related the Maryland Palatinate's history to the Laureate.

(A small technicality, anticipated by Ted Samsel in his recent statement,
"Henry Burlingame did it!")

>Elsewhere thoughout the book Barth's idea of 17-18th Century English is a riot.
>Wonder what Pynchon will do with the King's tongue.

Yes, I expect TRP's poems and songs will equal or surpass Barth's couplets
from the pen of Ebenezer Cooke, Gentleman, Poet & Laureate of Maryland, e.g.,

Labour not for Earthy Glory:
Fame's a fickle Slut, and whory.
>From thy Fancy's chast Couch drive her:
He's a Fool who'll strive to swive her!

Now THAT is sublime poetry!  Even Marvy could MARCH to that, goddamit!
The HELL with all this modernistic arhythmic gibberish!

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