A leisurely walk in a beautiful place has a soothing effect on the soul And I so I set out to wander about on an ante-jentacular stroll No spectacular sights or remarkable scenes presented themselves to my eyes But the cool morning breeze through the sun-dappled trees made all of the leaves fall and rise I’ve watched ocean waves as they crashed on the rocks and seen passing sails in the sun And looked up as the clouds like spirits in shrouds were chased by the wind on the run I’ve seen mighty mountains face thundering storms and I have been thrilled by the sight But today I’m inclined to the pleasure I find in the leaf-dance and flickering light.
And they're variously available in fifteen languages and counting. Well, to be honest, the first three are pretty untranslatable. But the others have been done.
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My favourite book of this and possibly any other Christmas is Mark Forsyth's A Short History of Drunkenness - The Spectator
Sparkling, erudite and laugh out loud funny. Mark Forsyth is the kind of guide that drunks, teetotallers and light drinkers dream of to explain the ins and outs of alcohol use and abuse since the beginning of time. One of my books of the year. Immensely enjoyable. Professor Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads
A Short History of Drunkenness is this year's Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Christmas books, no less. Bloody entertaining. - Emlyn Rees
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With a great eye for a story and a counterintuitive argument, Mark Forsyth has enormous fun breezing through 10,000 years of alcoholic history in a little more than 250 pages. - The Guardian
Well researched and recounted with excellent humour, Forsyth's alcohol-ridden tale is sure to reduce anyone to a stupor of amazement. - Daily Express
This entertaining study of drunkenness makes for a racy sprint through human history - history being, as Mark Forsyth wittily puts it "the result of farmers working too hard". - The Sunday Times
This charming book proved so engrossing that while reading it I accidentally drank two bottles of wine without realising. - Rob Temple, author of Very British Problems
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A leisurely walk in a beautiful place has a soothing effect on the soul
ReplyDeleteAnd I so I set out to wander about on an ante-jentacular stroll
No spectacular sights or remarkable scenes presented themselves to my eyes
But the cool morning breeze through the sun-dappled trees made all of the leaves fall and rise
I’ve watched ocean waves as they crashed on the rocks and seen passing sails in the sun
And looked up as the clouds like spirits in shrouds were chased by the wind on the run
I’ve seen mighty mountains face thundering storms and I have been thrilled by the sight
But today I’m inclined to the pleasure I find in the leaf-dance and flickering light.
That's absolutely beautiful. And involves gongoozling. Perfect.
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