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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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23.12.01

From a book by John Christie, containing some correspondence between Christie and John Berger, a quote from Joseph Beuys in conversation with Bernice Rose:

"In discussing Claude Levi-Strauss, Guy Davenport has noted that for modern man chaos is outside, but primitive man sees disorder as internal and the outer world as harmony, he disciplines himself in order not to contaminate the world."

the book itself is warm and astonishing in its friendly elegance.
"I send you this cadmium red..."

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