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ОглавлениеT h e w o r d b e c a m e s t r e t c h e d
a n d c r e p t a m o n g u s
It is the tense vocation of language
to contain and constrain meaning.
Some words are better than others −
‘alas’ sounds nothing like keening.
Some words deepen another −
to be troubled is to be found bereaving.
It is the tense vocation of language
to contain and constrain meaning.
