I met a traveller from an antique landWho said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneStand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand,Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,Tell that its sculptor well those passions readWhich yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:And on the pedestal these words appear:‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’Nothing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away.”
Lifted from poets.org, thank you very much.And thank you Justin, superb, as always!
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
Careless Hollywood humans, cluttering Space with their wordy debris!
Durak Premium Member about 11 years ago
Ozymandias
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
I met a traveller from an antique landWho said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneStand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand,Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,Tell that its sculptor well those passions readWhich yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:And on the pedestal these words appear:‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’Nothing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away.”
Lifted from poets.org, thank you very much.And thank you Justin, superb, as always!
ame_baby about 11 years ago
I love this “story”!! Thank you Justin!!
WaitingMan about 11 years ago
“It was probably really cool once.” Very true. And then came the abomination that was “The Return of the Jedi”. All downhill from there.
Ermine Notyours about 11 years ago
I’ve been reading this strip so long I’m finally seeing reruns of strips I remember.
Stephen Gilberg about 11 years ago
Justin, did you switch to “Memories” because it’s alliterative, or because “Classic” was too pretentious?
celeconecca about 11 years ago
I reckon it’s not influenced by the Thursday Next novels… looking forward to going backwards?