tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post113474458849198711..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: Immortality, or Ozymandias RoolzLevi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-1135102737969999982005-12-20T12:18:00.000-06:002005-12-20T12:18:00.000-06:00"Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"Ironica...<A HREF="http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/1904.html" REL="nofollow">"Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"</A><BR/><BR/>Ironically, as a result of archeological finds years after Shelley wrote the poem, Ozymandias -- a.k.a. Ramses II -- is now very well-remembered by humanity, probably second only to Tutankhamen among the pharaohs.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517190353763315342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-1135101048673098202005-12-20T11:50:00.000-06:002005-12-20T11:50:00.000-06:00I was thinking of the Shelley poem--I'd forgotten ...I was thinking of the Shelley poem--I'd forgotten Ozymandias turns up in <I>Watchmen</I>, too.<BR/><BR/>If I remember correctly, Ozymandias's fallen statue is inscribed with "Look on my works, ye mighties, and tremble."Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-1135043959180328572005-12-19T19:59:00.000-06:002005-12-19T19:59:00.000-06:00Is this from Watchmen or the Shelley poem or both?...Is this from Watchmen or the Shelley poem or both? I've only read the former, but that was a while ago...AOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252020004942303903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-1135001763868530522005-12-19T08:16:00.000-06:002005-12-19T08:16:00.000-06:00Maybe that's an English term--that's where I'm fam...Maybe that's an English term--that's where I'm familiar with it from, although I thought that was just because all of London is always under construction, so there are construction hoardings everywhere. It's the wooden or sheetrock wall that's erected temporarily around a worksite.Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-1134853662497856752005-12-17T15:07:00.000-06:002005-12-17T15:07:00.000-06:00"construction hoarding"? Que está ?"construction hoarding"<BR/><BR/>? Que está ?thatbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291562814318924458noreply@blogger.com