Mike Jing Wow

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Tue Feb 2 03:28:59 UTC 2021


The struggle here is between theories and that which is beyond the
theories.  That which entices theories.

On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 5:03 PM Raphael Saltwood <PlainMrBotanyB at outlook.com>
wrote:

> 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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