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| + | Pynchon loves to embed song lyrics into the text of his stories. For him the writing process does not involve only the traditional dialogue and description, but song lyrics to flavor the story too. Below are listed the songs that Pynchon writes for ''Mason & Dixon'', organized by the order in which they appear. | ||
==Songs in ''Mason & Dixon''== | ==Songs in ''Mason & Dixon''== | ||
| + | P. 18 | ||
| + | Ask me anything you please, | ||
| + | The Learnèd English Dog am I, well- | ||
| + | Up on ev'rything from Fleas | ||
| + | Unto the King's Mon-og-am-eye, | ||
| − | + | Persian Princes, Polish Blintzes, | |
| + | Chinamen's Geo-mancy,-- | ||
| + | Jump-ing Beans or Flying Machines, | ||
| + | Just as it suits your Fan-cy. | ||
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| + | I quote enough of the Classickal Stuff | ||
| + | To set your Ears a-throb, | ||
| + | Work logarith-mick Versèd Sines | ||
| + | Withal, within me Nob, | ||
| + | -- Only nothing ''Ministerial'', please, | ||
| + | Or I'm apt to lose m' Job, | ||
| + | As, the Learnèd English Dog, to-ni-ight! | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 5 December 2011
Pynchon loves to embed song lyrics into the text of his stories. For him the writing process does not involve only the traditional dialogue and description, but song lyrics to flavor the story too. Below are listed the songs that Pynchon writes for Mason & Dixon, organized by the order in which they appear.
Songs in Mason & Dixon
P. 18
Ask me anything you please, The Learnèd English Dog am I, well- Up on ev'rything from Fleas Unto the King's Mon-og-am-eye,
Persian Princes, Polish Blintzes, Chinamen's Geo-mancy,-- Jump-ing Beans or Flying Machines, Just as it suits your Fan-cy.
I quote enough of the Classickal Stuff To set your Ears a-throb, Work logarith-mick Versèd Sines Withal, within me Nob, -- Only nothing Ministerial, please, Or I'm apt to lose m' Job, As, the Learnèd English Dog, to-ni-ight!
