The ballad of the white horse
by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Catholic Way Publishing Staff · first published 1911
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Of great limbs gone to chaos, A great face turned to night - Why bend above a shapeless shroud Seeking in such archaic cloud Sight of strong lords and light?
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…as a literary art form. Will it make a comeback? Would or could the Internet play a role in such a comeback? One of the last great epic poems written in the English language is G.K. Chesterton's The Ballad of the White Horse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_the_White_Horse http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_the_White_Horse Readers here who have their interest stirred by Dante's poetry might enjoy Chesterton's…
on “The Divine Comedy (1321)” ↗…here, but there's also a poem far closer: > That though all lances split on you, > All swords be heaved in vain, > We have more lust again to lose > Than you to win again. ~ G. K. Chesterton - The Ballad of the White Horse - Book III https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1719/1719-h/1719-h.htm#link2... The side that is willing to loose one more time than the "winning" side is willing to win ... they win in the end.
on “Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Streaming, Meme-Sharing into Omnibus Bill” ↗"Before the gods that made the gods Had seen their sunrise pass The White Horse of the White Horse Vale Was cut out of the grass" The Ballad of the White Horse by G. K. Chesterton - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1719/1719-h/1719-h.htm
on “Antiqua et Nova: Note on the relationship between AI and human intelligence” ↗…A little towards the sea, And for one hour of panting peace, Ringed with a roar that would not cease, With golden crown and girded fleece Made laws under a tree. ----- G. K. Chesterton - The Ballad of the White Horse - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1719/1719-h/1719-h.htm
on “Ask HN: Is this the worst time to be human?” ↗