Mike Jing Wow

Raphael Saltwood PlainMrBotanyB at outlook.com
Mon Feb 1 23:03:12 UTC 2021


Mike Jing wrote:


found this in the OED, seems appropriate:
>
> 5. Military.
> a. transitive. To surround (a town, stronghold, etc.) with a hostile
> force, so as to cut off approach, escape, communication, or aid.

Given P’s use of “siegecraft“, wow, that seems apposite.

Not as sympathetic to the Candlebrow movement as I had thought, using that particular sense of “invested by” indicates that Time has involved these natural philosophers in a mortal struggle.

But then, Time wounds all heels (-;




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