Enigmatic Eric
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"The World's a wood in which all lose their way
Though by a different path each goes astray." Earl of Rochester
"And health & hope have gone the way of love
Into the drear oblivion of lost things." Ernest Dowson
"Nullius in Verba"
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Though by a different path each goes astray." Earl of Rochester
"And health & hope have gone the way of love
Into the drear oblivion of lost things." Ernest Dowson
"Nullius in Verba"
🚫 DMs
In the year Nineteen Hundred and Two,
There was great sadness and to-do.
All the world did – alack – don a pall,
To mourn poor William McGonagall
Before he was cruelly struck down,
He was a poet of great renown.
His use of rhymes was very thorough,
Until he died in Edinburgh.
There was great sadness and to-do.
All the world did – alack – don a pall,
To mourn poor William McGonagall
Before he was cruelly struck down,
He was a poet of great renown.
His use of rhymes was very thorough,
Until he died in Edinburgh.
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In the year Nineteen Hundred and Two,
There was great sadness and to-do.
All the world did – alack – don a pall,
To mourn poor William McGonagall
Before he was cruelly struck down,
He was a poet of great renown.
His use of rhymes was very thorough,
Until he died in Edinburgh.
There was great sadness and to-do.
All the world did – alack – don a pall,
To mourn poor William McGonagall
Before he was cruelly struck down,
He was a poet of great renown.
His use of rhymes was very thorough,
Until he died in Edinburgh.
Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove
October 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove
Paradise Lost
'Nigh on the Plain in many cells prepar'd
That underneath had veins of liquid fire'
John Milton 1608 - 1674
'Nigh on the Plain in many cells prepar'd
That underneath had veins of liquid fire'
John Milton 1608 - 1674
October 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Paradise Lost
'Nigh on the Plain in many cells prepar'd
That underneath had veins of liquid fire'
John Milton 1608 - 1674
'Nigh on the Plain in many cells prepar'd
That underneath had veins of liquid fire'
John Milton 1608 - 1674
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Langston Hughes
October 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Langston Hughes
Flat Eric says Hi!
July 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Flat Eric says Hi!
In December 1910, an armed gang of Latvian revolutionaries attempted to rob a jeweller's shop in Houndsditch, in the City of London. In their escape, they killed three policemen and crippled another two.
June 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In December 1910, an armed gang of Latvian revolutionaries attempted to rob a jeweller's shop in Houndsditch, in the City of London. In their escape, they killed three policemen and crippled another two.
Clara Peeters ~ Still Life, 1611
June 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Clara Peeters ~ Still Life, 1611
Richard Dadd 1817~1886
The Halt in the Desert - 1845
Encamped by the Dead Sea
The Halt in the Desert - 1845
Encamped by the Dead Sea
June 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Richard Dadd 1817~1886
The Halt in the Desert - 1845
Encamped by the Dead Sea
The Halt in the Desert - 1845
Encamped by the Dead Sea
The Kingmoor Ring
June 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Kingmoor Ring
But once in a while the odd thing happens,
Once in a while, the dream comes true,
And the whole pattern of life is altered,
Once in a while, the moon turns blue.
Wystan Hugh Auden 1907 ~ 1973
Once in a while, the dream comes true,
And the whole pattern of life is altered,
Once in a while, the moon turns blue.
Wystan Hugh Auden 1907 ~ 1973
May 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
But once in a while the odd thing happens,
Once in a while, the dream comes true,
And the whole pattern of life is altered,
Once in a while, the moon turns blue.
Wystan Hugh Auden 1907 ~ 1973
Once in a while, the dream comes true,
And the whole pattern of life is altered,
Once in a while, the moon turns blue.
Wystan Hugh Auden 1907 ~ 1973
Teach Your Cat Welsh - Anne Cakebread
The original book was inspired by Frieda, a rescue whippet, who only understood Welsh commands. Anne, as a Welsh learner, realised that she was less nervous about speaking Welsh aloud by talking to her dog.
The original book was inspired by Frieda, a rescue whippet, who only understood Welsh commands. Anne, as a Welsh learner, realised that she was less nervous about speaking Welsh aloud by talking to her dog.
May 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Teach Your Cat Welsh - Anne Cakebread
The original book was inspired by Frieda, a rescue whippet, who only understood Welsh commands. Anne, as a Welsh learner, realised that she was less nervous about speaking Welsh aloud by talking to her dog.
The original book was inspired by Frieda, a rescue whippet, who only understood Welsh commands. Anne, as a Welsh learner, realised that she was less nervous about speaking Welsh aloud by talking to her dog.
The Oakhill Brewery Co. Ltd, Nr Bath
May 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Oakhill Brewery Co. Ltd, Nr Bath
I thought of Chatterton the marvellous Boy
The sleepless soul that perished in his pride
Of him who walked in glory & in joy
Following his plough along the mountain-side
By our own spirits are we deified
We Poets in our youth begin in gladness
But thereof come in the end despondency & madness
WW
The sleepless soul that perished in his pride
Of him who walked in glory & in joy
Following his plough along the mountain-side
By our own spirits are we deified
We Poets in our youth begin in gladness
But thereof come in the end despondency & madness
WW
April 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I thought of Chatterton the marvellous Boy
The sleepless soul that perished in his pride
Of him who walked in glory & in joy
Following his plough along the mountain-side
By our own spirits are we deified
We Poets in our youth begin in gladness
But thereof come in the end despondency & madness
WW
The sleepless soul that perished in his pride
Of him who walked in glory & in joy
Following his plough along the mountain-side
By our own spirits are we deified
We Poets in our youth begin in gladness
But thereof come in the end despondency & madness
WW
The First Folio:
The weyward Sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the Sea and Land...
The weyward Sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the Sea and Land...
April 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The First Folio:
The weyward Sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the Sea and Land...
The weyward Sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the Sea and Land...
Life is a wretched business,
Long , tedious and lonely,
A uselessly disturbing episode
False, fleeting and phoney.
Long , tedious and lonely,
A uselessly disturbing episode
False, fleeting and phoney.
April 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Life is a wretched business,
Long , tedious and lonely,
A uselessly disturbing episode
False, fleeting and phoney.
Long , tedious and lonely,
A uselessly disturbing episode
False, fleeting and phoney.
The Cloud
Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 ~ 1822
I am the daughter of Earth and Water,
And the nursling of the Sky;
I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;
I change, but I cannot die....
Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 ~ 1822
I am the daughter of Earth and Water,
And the nursling of the Sky;
I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;
I change, but I cannot die....
February 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Cloud
Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 ~ 1822
I am the daughter of Earth and Water,
And the nursling of the Sky;
I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;
I change, but I cannot die....
Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 ~ 1822
I am the daughter of Earth and Water,
And the nursling of the Sky;
I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;
I change, but I cannot die....
Drink White tea in April
And Green tea in May
And Rooibus tea in June,
To ease the mind's decay.
And Green tea in May
And Rooibus tea in June,
To ease the mind's decay.
February 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Drink White tea in April
And Green tea in May
And Rooibus tea in June,
To ease the mind's decay.
And Green tea in May
And Rooibus tea in June,
To ease the mind's decay.
Wetwang: A village in Yorkshire England.
There are two interpretations of the name. One is from the Old Norse vaett-vangr, or 'field for the trial of a legal action'. Another theory is that it was the "Wet Field" compared to the nearby dry field at Driffield
There are two interpretations of the name. One is from the Old Norse vaett-vangr, or 'field for the trial of a legal action'. Another theory is that it was the "Wet Field" compared to the nearby dry field at Driffield
February 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Wetwang: A village in Yorkshire England.
There are two interpretations of the name. One is from the Old Norse vaett-vangr, or 'field for the trial of a legal action'. Another theory is that it was the "Wet Field" compared to the nearby dry field at Driffield
There are two interpretations of the name. One is from the Old Norse vaett-vangr, or 'field for the trial of a legal action'. Another theory is that it was the "Wet Field" compared to the nearby dry field at Driffield
Christopher Hitchens: AND YET...
Terry Eagleton: 'He mixes the loquaciousness of the barfly with the fluency of the literary artist, & could not pen a dull sentence if he tried.'
Two best essays are on Che Guevara & George Orwell.
Terry Eagleton: 'He mixes the loquaciousness of the barfly with the fluency of the literary artist, & could not pen a dull sentence if he tried.'
Two best essays are on Che Guevara & George Orwell.
January 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Christopher Hitchens: AND YET...
Terry Eagleton: 'He mixes the loquaciousness of the barfly with the fluency of the literary artist, & could not pen a dull sentence if he tried.'
Two best essays are on Che Guevara & George Orwell.
Terry Eagleton: 'He mixes the loquaciousness of the barfly with the fluency of the literary artist, & could not pen a dull sentence if he tried.'
Two best essays are on Che Guevara & George Orwell.
Victorian Social Mores: Crime & Disorder
January 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Victorian Social Mores: Crime & Disorder
The road not taken ~ Robert Frost 1874 - 1963
Ryton near Dymock, Gloucestershire, near where the road was not taken, which inspired the poem!
Ryton near Dymock, Gloucestershire, near where the road was not taken, which inspired the poem!
January 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The road not taken ~ Robert Frost 1874 - 1963
Ryton near Dymock, Gloucestershire, near where the road was not taken, which inspired the poem!
Ryton near Dymock, Gloucestershire, near where the road was not taken, which inspired the poem!
O war is a casual mistress
And the world is her double bed
She has a few charms in her mechanised arms
But you wake up and find yourself dead.
Charles Causley 1917-2003
Born Launceston, Cornwall
When he was 7, his father died from long-standing injuries incurred in W War 1
Left school at 16.
And the world is her double bed
She has a few charms in her mechanised arms
But you wake up and find yourself dead.
Charles Causley 1917-2003
Born Launceston, Cornwall
When he was 7, his father died from long-standing injuries incurred in W War 1
Left school at 16.
January 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
O war is a casual mistress
And the world is her double bed
She has a few charms in her mechanised arms
But you wake up and find yourself dead.
Charles Causley 1917-2003
Born Launceston, Cornwall
When he was 7, his father died from long-standing injuries incurred in W War 1
Left school at 16.
And the world is her double bed
She has a few charms in her mechanised arms
But you wake up and find yourself dead.
Charles Causley 1917-2003
Born Launceston, Cornwall
When he was 7, his father died from long-standing injuries incurred in W War 1
Left school at 16.