Long Live the Sword

Posted on October 13, 2019 by JMN

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I have learned from a knighted man that the sword with which the Queen says “Arise, Sir Botolph” is the sword of Ethelred the Unready. The sword of Ethelred makes George Washington’s seem forged an hour ago. It takes a long ruler to measure the quaintness of monarchy.

(Source: Sir Paul McCartney on “The Tonight Show With Stephen Colbert”)

(c) 2019 JMN

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About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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