MDMD: Meaningless line

[jbor]

I'm guessing that the original purpose of the Line, which escapes me at
present though perhaps it will be made clear later on in the text (was it
essentially a cartological exercise?), has been rendered "meaningless" by
the outcome of the War of Independence. It was, after all, a venture
sponsored by England.

I think this passage sets up an ironic distance between the Rev.d as the
narrator, and the reader, for *we* know that the Line later became extremely
meaningful in demarcating the rift between North and South which exacerbated
the Civil War.

best


on 9/9/01 9:15 AM, Judy Panetta at judy at brandxinc.com wrote:

> "...what we were doing out in that Country together was brave, scientifick,
> beyond my understanding, and ultimately meaningless."
> 
> Meaningless? In what way? To whom?
> 
> Does the Revd think the Independent Colonies...now almost states will erase
> the line. What indication was there that that would ever happen? The issue
> that was being "bickered" about at the Continental Congress was states'
> rights. Wouldn't the line continue to serve it's purpose?
> 
> So?