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From: Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: The Demonization of Shakespeare
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:12:47 +1200
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On 11/07/2025 1:38 p.m., Bertietaylor wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:26:51 +0000, Bertietaylor wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 0:25:42 +0000, Bertitaylor wrote:
>>
>>> Shakespeare is the nearest the decent western chappie can get to
>>> life-affirming gentle paganism; so Shakespeare has to be hated by the
>>> monotheistic bigots - or set at the extreme limit of their tolerance.
>>>
>>> Arindam has improved his sonnets by translating them to Bengali.
>>
>> He is the best.
> 
> Over the flecks of foam I have seen you roam
> When the moon did light the path between You and me
> Aphrodite Aphrodite Aphrodite...

Demis Roussos?

> 
> Anything in Shakespeare to beat that?
> 
> WOOF woof-woof woof woof-woof
>> Woof
>>>
>>> Woof-woof woof woof woof-woof
>>>
>>> Bertietaylor
>>>
>>> -- 
>>
>> -- 
> 
> --