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Tim,
    Thank you.

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>From: Tim Romano <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: New quiry (contrapasso)
>Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2003, 10:53 AM
>

> Apt, twisted, usually divine, retribution. Compare Apollo's punishment of
> Cassandra. She had learned the power of prohecy from the god who punished
> her, for spurinng his love, by causing everyone to disbelieve what she
> said. Pound refers to the dadaist Else von Freytag-Loringhoven, "who said
> several true things," as "Kassandra" in XCV:
    Mary showed more sense, and almost everyone including Joseph believed
her.
>
> The immense cowardice of advertised litterati
>       & Elsa Kassandra, "the Baroness"
> von Freitag etc. sd/ several true things
> in the old days /
>                      driven nuts...
>
> Speaking of spurned love... Williams punchedthis woman in the face one day
> for coming to his home and offering to give him syphilis to open his mind.
> Tim Romano

    But he had more regret for eating all the plums in the refrigerator.
You also get the picture.

Charles
>
>
> At 08:41 PM 2/2/03, charles moyer wrote:
>>In fact, what IS a counterpass?
>>     I would appreciate any explanation.
>>     Thank you in advancia,
>>
>>Charles

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