03-05-2015, 02:18 AM
I think I would rather read the poem about the odontoglossum first and see if I could figure meaning from context. If there's a footnote I'll cheat. Then I would examine why the poet might have chosen not to use a more common word for his subject and decide for myself whether he's crafty or otherwise.
In the case of a quote I don't think anything should be assumed, credit anyway the poet wants, but credit. Don't assume I know who wrote "Four score and seven years ago", (in fact, I don't know who wrote Lincoln's speeches) or "Good fences make good neighbors" (Frost, if no one published it before him).
In the case of a quote I don't think anything should be assumed, credit anyway the poet wants, but credit. Don't assume I know who wrote "Four score and seven years ago", (in fact, I don't know who wrote Lincoln's speeches) or "Good fences make good neighbors" (Frost, if no one published it before him).
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