6/27/07

Blake v. Cock, Starburst

I know, I know, I'm four years old. But here's an unedited sentence from William Blake's biographical note in the Norton Anthology of Literature.

"Blake was acquitted; nevertheless, Schofield, his fellow soldier Cock, and other participants in the trial haunted Blake's imagination and were enlarged to the demonic characters who play a sinister role in Jurusalem."

Please note that "his fellow soldier Cock" is not mentioned anywhere else in the introduction. "Cock" is only mentioned, in other words, when he is "enlarged" to a "demonic character" who plays a "sinister role." In Jurusalem. Lending a new spin to "slouching towards Bethlehem.
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Nobody finds these funny, apparently. I think they're hilarious. Total commitment.

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