Mar 6, 2019
“volumes of poetry” [ENGR]
When we think of poetry, it's a style of writing that transports
us, particularly emotionally, to another plane of existence. Poetry
is like the rose over which Sherlock Holmes had a moment of reverie
in "The Naval Treaty":
"But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it."
Holmes wasn't known for his poetic moments. In the story that
proceeded the excerpt above ("The Greek Interpreter"), Holmes
admonished Watson for projecting humility onto Holmes:
"To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one’s self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one’s own powers."
So there wasn't much room for poetry in the Sherlock Holmes
stories. We manage to pick out a few of the finer points. They are,
as usual, a Trifle...
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Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
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