Dear Jaroslaw
Thank you again for raising the discussion. I quite understand
and am very happy that you are busy, a very good thing for a musician.
It happens that I have to travel for the next few weeks (unfortunately,
not on tour as for yourself), so it would be best for
Dear Jaroslaw
Unfortunately I don't have time just now to reply in any detail about all
these interesting questions you raise, but I will nevertheless do so, as soon
as I have enough time to do your analysis justice.
Just on this issue of the meaning of rottenness. I find that Martyn did have
Dear Anthony,
As I said before, Martyn or Howard may be right, but if one reads the whole
context it seems rather unlikely. Mace uses the word „decay” in places where
he definitely means decomposition. The quote about an old oak in my previous
message maybe a good example. You can’t expect
Please look at Samuel Johnson's dictionary published in 1755. It is available
online and lists several meanings of 'decay'. There doesn't seem to be a direct
reference to decomposition during this time. While this isn't the best source
for understanding Mace, Johnson uses earlier sources to
