Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit! Vale - ------------ Dante Stella On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Lee, Jonathan wrote: > > With apologies to Virgil and John Dryden: > > Light, and the man I sing, who, forc'd by fate, > And haughty camera's unrelenting weight, > Expell'd and exil'd, left the Nikon shore. > Long labors, both by night and day, he bore, > And in that merciless quest, before his show > That coveted realm, he saw the destin'd glow; > Rangefindered gods restor'd to rites divine, > And settled sure succession throuh th' M line, > >From whence the brace of Wetzlar amass, > The bokeh'd glories of majestic glass. > > > In case you're wondering. The Dryden translated original is: > > Arms, and the man I sing, who, forc'd by fate, > And haughty Juno's unrelenting hate, > Expell'd and exil'd, left the Trojan shore. > Long labors, both by sea and land, he bore, > And in the doubtful war, before he won > The Latian realm, and built the destin'd town; > His banish'd gods restor'd to rites divine, > And settled sure succession in his line, > >From whence the race of Alban fathers come, > And the long glories of majestic Rome. > > > Jonathan Lee >