Greg said:
>p.s. Bonus points to the first post received identifying the subject
>line quote and its relevance to this post.
Walt Whitman poem, "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronmer," 1867:
When I heard the learn'd astronomer,
When the proofs, the figures were ranged in columns before me,
When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and
measure them,
When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with
much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,
Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,
Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.
Translation:
Get off your mathematical high horse, and watch some damn hockey. :-)
And my mother thought an English degree would never get me anywhere...
Jeffrey Anbinder
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