Difference between revisions of "Castelles"

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*'''castles in the air:''' unattainable schemes, daydreams, idle fancies
 
*'''castles in the air:''' unattainable schemes, daydreams, idle fancies
 
*'''im Blauen''' (''German'') in the blue
 
*'''im Blauen''' (''German'') in the blue
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**studying castles in the blue – i.e. detecting (grandiose) shapes in the clouds a la Polonius’ “Very like a whale.” Also probably an echo of “castles in Spain.”

Revision as of 03:28, 12 June 2022

  • castelles in the blowne: Castello Brown
  • Castle Browne (renamed Clongowes Wood)
  • castles in the air: unattainable schemes, daydreams, idle fancies
  • im Blauen (German) in the blue
    • studying castles in the blue – i.e. detecting (grandiose) shapes in the clouds a la Polonius’ “Very like a whale.” Also probably an echo of “castles in Spain.”