February 2012
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Linger now with me, thou Beauty, On the sharp archaic shore. Surely ‘tis a wastrel’s duty And the gods could ask no more. If thou lingerest when I linger, If thou tread’st the stones I tread, Thou wilt stay my spirit’s hunger And dispel the dreams I dread.
Come thou, love, my own, my only, Through the battlements of Groan; Lingering becomes so lonely When one lingers on one’s own.
I...
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Drinking Lady Grey, listening to Beethoven, and looking forward to trekking across Port Meadow and seeing “PROMETHEUS UNBOUND: THE MUSICAL” in a church. And it’s such a beautiful day - fresh, sunny, blue skies…
I’ve been procrastinating all weekend, mainly because every time I ask myself the question, “What would Walter Pater do?”, the answer is generally...
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My friend’s boyfriend is called Toby. Her cousin is also called Toby. Cousin Toby and his partner also have a dog called Toby. I just took Toby the greyhound for a walk around Oxford, looking after him while the others had brunch….Lovely spring walk through the University Parks and Jericho, where a lady from the art gallery exclaimed “What an elegant dog!”. It was quite...
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“So why should the past be charming? Perhaps merely because of its being the one...”
– Vernon Lee
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BYSSHE: Live Reading of Prometheus Unbound in... →
fuckyeahshelley:
Oxford Chamber Theatre will be producing a rehearsed reading by professional actors of Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound in St. Peter’s Church, First Turn, Upper Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8AQ, on 26 February 2012 at 2.30. Ten actors, experienced verse readers, will read the work, as a concert of voices….
Definitely going to this, even though I only have a vague idea of...
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"HERE LIES ONE WHOSE NAME WAS WRIT IN WATER"
monochromaticwinter:
195 years later and Oxford is still the same dear Keats, yet I am sure it misses you.
“This Oxford I have no doubt is the finest City in the world - it is full of old Gothic buildings - Spires - towers - Quadrangles - Cloisters Groves &c. and is surrounded with more clear streams than ever I saw together. I take a Walk by the Side of one of them every Evening and thank...
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WatchV. accurate portrayal of Oxford life.
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recovery blog: please, PLEASE make space to... →
sunrayonsunday:
thrownacrossthewater:
Trying to reach out to as many people as possible in Eating Disorder Awareness Week. You guys, you never know which of your followers are suffering. So please, please reblog and help people join the recovery community.
I don’t have a lot of followers but between us we can make a real difference.
An appeal from a friend, to other friends (and...
In Renaissance France, bisexuals were said to be au poil et a la plume, or “after fur and feathers”, like versatile hunters.
-Homosexuality & Civilization, Louis Crompton
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“It was deep April, and the morn
Shakespeare was born;
The world was on us,...”
– Michael Field (Katherine Bradley & Edith Cooper)
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helpful drawing tips
owlpellets:
whenever i get down about how much progress i am or am not making with my ~art skills~
i look at this picture
preach it, cow suit neck face man
preach it.
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