I think I've been using it wrong, but I don't care.

Jul 26, 2010 13:47

I have often heard the saying "Do not go gentle into that good night", and until now I have never actually looked up the original poem. I have often interpreted this line (without knowing the context) as a statement of legacy - To not go gentle into that good night is for one's death to be remembered, for the things a person has done to live on ( Read more... )

i am a linguist i am above the law!, death, language

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iosef July 26 2010, 15:50:57 UTC
You can rail against the fading of the light either way.

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iosef July 26 2010, 15:52:52 UTC
BTW, Thomas is great read aloud. Under Milk Wood is the obvious choice, but Fern Hill and others were all written for the voice, not just the eye.

"Eighteen whiskies. I think thats a new record."

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