tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post6300763586643566838..comments2024-01-29T10:50:15.619-08:00Comments on Modern Americans: History of My Own Timerodney khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10515711262628729312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-49287957244115556562010-08-09T09:19:31.653-07:002010-08-09T09:19:31.653-07:00The switch to the passive voice in the last two se...The switch to the passive voice in the last two sentences, after all those active verbs, is deft, too. He wants to simultaneously celebrate a victory and acknowledge men dead and a town razed. His solution to the contradiction comes off, to me at least, as discretion, guilt, and dignified epitaph all at once.rodney khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515711262628729312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-46693387404404044302010-08-09T09:08:27.860-07:002010-08-09T09:08:27.860-07:00Sam I think you'd love Burnet. That line about...Sam I think you'd love Burnet. That line about Cleve was my second favorite from the passage.rodney khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515711262628729312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-39235423683006403412010-08-09T07:53:15.101-07:002010-08-09T07:53:15.101-07:00I love this: "the Earl of Athlone was not str...I love this: "the Earl of Athlone was not strong enough to enter into action with Marshal Boufflers, but he lay about Cleve watching his motions." I'd never heard of Burnet before, thanks for the tip!Sam Lohmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397027152999149624noreply@blogger.com