6/11/2023 0 Comments Aspidistra flying![]() ![]() Writing (thanks for info, Martha) so this might be a relevant meaning,īearing in mind Gordon's poetic self-disgust. There are several friendly refs to Horace in Orwell's letters and Yourself, prevent you from extricating yourself.What will emerge thatĬan live up to your extravagant promise? The mountains will go into Treatment.do not in imitating another writer plunge yourself intoĭifficulties from which shame, or the rules you have laid down for Made your own as long as you do not waste your time on a hackneyed Translation: ".A theme that is familiar can be ![]() This is in a section where Horace is talking of the difficulties for a Ridiculus mus which means "The mountains will go into labour and will In Horace's Ars Poetica comes the line Parturient montes, nascetur ![]() I found a few old Usenet (Google Groups) discussions about it, putting forward and supporting some theories. This appears to be a frequently asked question for Keep the Aspidistra Flying, and while there's no fully confirmed answer, there is at least a prominent theory. ![]()
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