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From: LouisFors@aol.com
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Subject: Re: #690 "Victory comes late"
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 10:58:06 EDT
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Ryan wrote:
> 
>  As I believe Maggie alluded to, I think that the line "God keep His Oath to
> Sparrows" directly refers to a verse from the bible. Luke 12: 6-7 read: Are 
> not five sparrows sold for two cents? And yet not one of them is forgotten 
> before God. Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not
fear; 
> you are of more value than many sparrows.   Considering this, the oath 
> concerns the importance of people to God. It seems to me that Emily is 
> reminding God of his promises since, as the previous lines indicate, He
hasn'
> t been keeping them in her opinion.
>  
Thanks for pointing out the biblical quotation.  It clarifies Maggie's point
for me.  The meaning of the last line is also clarified.  I'll put it in
context of the last two lines:

God keep his Oath of Sparrows -
Who of little Love - know how to starve -

The last line says, I assume, that sparrows get little love from God, and
therefore know how to get by on little ("know how to starve").  This is an
especially bitter comment by ED, since she loved all of nature.  I don't think
she ever placed people above other creatures.  Or did she? In any event, the
meaning of # 690 is much clearer to me than it was a week ago.  Thanks!

Louis

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