Harvey asks Donne-Nashe to stop writing pamphlets and to return to his “Heliconian” and heroic verse as Donne-Spenser in *Four Letters* (1592): "Be a musician and poet unto thyself, that art both, and a ringleader of both unto other; be a man, be a gentleman, be a philosopher, be a divine, be thy resolute self, not the slave of Fortune, that for every flea-biting crieth out, Alas, and for a few hungry meals, like a Greek parasite, misuseth the tragedy of Hecuba, but the friend of virtue, that is richest in poverty, freest in bondage, bravest in jeopardy, cheerfullest in calamity. Be rather wise and unfortunate, with the silver swan than fortunate and unwise with the golden ass. Remember thine own marginal emblem, Fortuna favet fatuis. O solace thy miraculous self, and cheer the muses in cheering thy dainty soul, sweetly drunken with their delicious Helicon and the restorative nectar of the gods. What can I say more?" Not much, really. Stay tuned for a big wave ride... ricardomena.co.uk/es/
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:28:06 +0000
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