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The Importance of Shoes — Stanzas 130-137
Res Publica, Book One, Canto the Second How the narrator’s island is found and claimed; more mysterious knocking at the door; and a welcome guest arrives. . . 130. So down we went – or rather plunged and hurled, then … Continue reading
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Naked Nymphs in Arbors Divine — Stanza 84
Res Publica, Book One, Canto the Second 84. We searched out every nautical caution reported since Captain Cook first saw our shores and Hodges47 sought to draw their harbors and hills in all their awesome innocence (as well as to … Continue reading
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Greenish Gluttons — Stanza 31
Res Publica, Book One, Canto the First 31. And if it can’t be owned, to build as close as possible and let whatever sand remains be wet all day, or better yet, be filled with dirt and grass – or … Continue reading
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The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas, by Anne Salmond, Penguin Press, 2003, 506 pages
Whether Anne Salmond’s history can be turned into a screenplay directly, or whether it requires a fictional treatment first, the subject matter cries out for (or blows a Maori conch shell for) Peter Jackson’s talents. Mel Gibson, with his Apocalypto, gave us … Continue reading
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