Difference between revisions of "A penn no weightier nor a polepost"
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* '''Post''' → in FW [[Shaun]] delivers the letter, hence he's the post-man ("Shaun the Post") | * '''Post''' → in FW [[Shaun]] delivers the letter, hence he's the post-man ("Shaun the Post") | ||
| − | * '''penna:''' (''Latin'') feather → in the Egyptian ''Book of the Dead'', during the Judgment of the Dead by Osiris, the heart of the deceased is weighed in a balance against a feather to see if it is heavy with sin | + | * '''penna:''' (''Latin'') feather → in the Egyptian ''Book of the Dead'' ([[boke of the deeds]] two lines below), during the Judgment of the Dead by Osiris, the heart of the deceased is weighed in a balance against a feather to see if it is heavy with sin |
* '''wittier''' | * '''wittier''' | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 14 November 2006
- The pen is mightier than the sword: famous saying attributed to Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)
- Pen → in FW Shem is the writer of the letter, hence he's the pen-man ("Shem the Pen")
- Post → in FW Shaun delivers the letter, hence he's the post-man ("Shaun the Post")
- penna: (Latin) feather → in the Egyptian Book of the Dead (boke of the deeds two lines below), during the Judgment of the Dead by Osiris, the heart of the deceased is weighed in a balance against a feather to see if it is heavy with sin
- wittier
- goalpost
- Libra: the zodiacal constellation of the Balance → the weighing of the deceased's soul in a balance in the Egyptian Book of the Dead
- Penn: William Penn, English Quaker who founded Pennsylvania
Commentary
This line invokes the epic struggle between the two sons of HCE: Shem (File:Shem.png) and Shaun (File:Shaun.png).
