tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401830411147364284.post2761465794201087825..comments2024-03-18T19:05:39.072-07:00Comments on Morphosis: Sonnet 146Adam Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15803399373213872690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401830411147364284.post-61432718779906446062014-10-11T09:00:22.159-07:002014-10-11T09:00:22.159-07:00Phil: thanks, yes. Looking again I'd say you&#...Phil: thanks, yes. Looking again I'd say you're right about Lindsay. The 12-line wait until pay-off ... maybe: but the payoff really comes with the turn from octave to sestet (which is where the 'grave where is they victory?' theme is brought in).Adam Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803399373213872690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401830411147364284.post-20665548287480692162014-10-11T08:52:03.614-07:002014-10-11T08:52:03.614-07:00You're right about the broader meaning of '...You're right about the broader meaning of 'sting' - OED has citations meaning 'to pierce with a weapon' going back to the Battle of Maldon - but the Lyndsay quote doesn't really support it: there's a separately-derived noun form of 'sting' meaning a pole or staff, which seems to be the one being used there.<br /><br />My only objection to 'stung by' is that it suggests a twelve-line gap between setup and payoff; the effect would still work, but it would seem a bit too awkward and/or flashy for the Shakespeare of the Sonnets.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.com