Comments on: April 27th: Casus Belli Laugh http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2007/04/27/casus-belli-laugh/ Crafting Words with Impact Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:05:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eugene Finerman http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2007/04/27/casus-belli-laugh/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Eugene Finerman Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:53:33 +0000 http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2007/04/27/casus-belli-laugh/#comment-181 Dear Hal, I was thinking of the Duke's comment. That might be the context for Gibbon's regard for aristocracy's intellect... “The acquisition of knowledge seldom engages the curiosity of the nobles, who abhor the fatigue and disdain the advantages of study.” Dear Hal,

I was thinking of the Duke’s comment. That might be the context for Gibbon’s regard for aristocracy’s intellect…

“The acquisition of knowledge seldom engages the curiosity of the nobles, who abhor the fatigue and disdain the advantages of study.”

]]> By: Hal Gordon http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2007/04/27/casus-belli-laugh/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Hal Gordon Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:42:42 +0000 http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2007/04/27/casus-belli-laugh/#comment-180 Eugene -- If we're comparing British curmudgeons, it might be a toss-up between Gibbon and William Henry, Duke of Gloucester. When presented with the second volume of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", His Grace famously replied: “Another damned, thick, square book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh Mr. Gibbon?” Eugene — If we’re comparing British curmudgeons, it might be a toss-up between Gibbon and William Henry, Duke of Gloucester. When presented with the second volume of Gibbon’s “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, His Grace famously replied: “Another damned, thick, square book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh Mr. Gibbon?”

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