> I'm not sure why Roman thinks "little death" is an Italian concept. > English literature through most of the 17th century is rife with it. It certainly originated in Italy, as most good things do.
> >> It has to judged on a case by case basis. > > Of course. And that is my point, to avoid blancket statements that amounted to "every time death is mentioned it referred to that copulatory objective". RT > >> It would ludicrous to take JD's >> "... down, down down fall, down, but arise I never shall!" as a sign of >> "erectyledisfunzione" (antispam spelling). > > But "Sorrow, Stay" does not mention death: > > Sorrow stay, lend true repentant teares, > To a woefull wretched wight, > Hence dispair with thy tormenting feares: > O doe not my poor heart affright, > Pitty, help now or neuer, > Mark me not to endlesse paine, > Alas I am condemned euer, > No hope, no help there doth remain, > But down, down, down, down I fall, > Down and arise I never shall. > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com
