Note for Scooter
paul packer said:
As you know, Lowell lived during a period when intellectuals relied even
more heavily than today on complex thoughts cast in even more complex
sentences.
"Perhaps the best forcing-house of robust individuality would be where
public opinion is inclined to be most overbearing, as he must be of
heroic temper who should walk along Piccadilly at the height of the
season in a soft hat."
You're not kidding, George.
Agreed.™ LOt"S.™
I have no idea what that excerpt meant. Do you?
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