Underbelly always has some fine posts. This homage to W.H. Auden for instance, an interesting exploration of For the Time Being, and the responsibility of Herod. Herod lists his blessings, and honors "those through whom my nature is by necessity what it is." My favorite shout out is...
I know the slaughter doesn't happen for a few days now, the 28th if you are a Catholic; doesn't matter. I remember it on the 23rd.
"To my brother, Sandy, who married a trapeze-artist and died of drink for so refuting the position of the Hedonists."But the theme of Herod's soliloquy is weightier, for he must, after all, slaughter the innocents. His is a well-governed society, a decent society, and society must be defended from the perdition that will ensue if a King is born and the order unsettled.
I know the slaughter doesn't happen for a few days now, the 28th if you are a Catholic; doesn't matter. I remember it on the 23rd.
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