...he might have summoned, with as little heart
As he had now for crowns, the fond, lost Merlin,
Whose Nemesis had made of him a slave...
----Edwin Arlington Robinson
Merlin
Nemesis, by Alfred Rethel (1837)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Nemesis
nemesis: [nem-uh-sis] noun something that a person cannot conquer; a formidable and usually victorious rival; in Greek mythology, the goddess of retribution.
...he might have summoned, with as little heart
As he had now for crowns, the fond, lost Merlin,
Whose Nemesis had made of him a slave...
----Edwin Arlington Robinson
Merlin
Nemesis, by Alfred Rethel (1837)
...he might have summoned, with as little heart
As he had now for crowns, the fond, lost Merlin,
Whose Nemesis had made of him a slave...
----Edwin Arlington Robinson
Merlin
Nemesis, by Alfred Rethel (1837)
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