05-30-2012, 10:39 PM
Dost thy heels bear wings? Dost = does thou (sing)
Doth, or doeth, is probably the better choice as you are wanting to say, do your, not do you, so you are using it in a possessive sense, as well as a plural sense, as you are referring to "heels". Plus, stylistically "dost" seems to work better without a pronoun in most instances. Of course with all the overlapping usage there is no longer any set rule, but the ear still retains a sense if you grew up reading the KJV as I did (not by choice).
This is evidently
a plea to Mercury!
"there is not much room for correction as there are no mistakes. "
Just because there are no mistakes doesn't mean it is good, and not needful of correction. "Mary had a little Lamb" needs no correcting, but it generally is not what one strives for in poetry.
dale
Doth, or doeth, is probably the better choice as you are wanting to say, do your, not do you, so you are using it in a possessive sense, as well as a plural sense, as you are referring to "heels". Plus, stylistically "dost" seems to work better without a pronoun in most instances. Of course with all the overlapping usage there is no longer any set rule, but the ear still retains a sense if you grew up reading the KJV as I did (not by choice).
This is evidently
a plea to Mercury!
"there is not much room for correction as there are no mistakes. "
Just because there are no mistakes doesn't mean it is good, and not needful of correction. "Mary had a little Lamb" needs no correcting, but it generally is not what one strives for in poetry.
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.