dkaye commented on the word orison
Reading Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle / Can patter out their hasty orisons." Lead me to Hamlet and the nymph bit. Seems a useful word for prayer in extremity.
October 26, 2012
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dkaye commented on the word orison
Reading Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle / Can patter out their hasty orisons." Lead me to Hamlet and the nymph bit. Seems a useful word for prayer in extremity.
October 26, 2012