Saturday, January 7, 2006

Jaw Bone Through Gums

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

And as we walk with poems in movies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , there is a scene in which Kirsten Dunst (in character) reads as follows:
How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The
Forgetting world, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each
pray'r accepted, and Each wish resign'd;

The quote is an excerpt from a fairly long poem Alexander Pope called "Eloisa to Abelard ." English (translation attempt) would be something like:

How happy are the innocent!
Forgetting the world, and forgotten it
Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each prayer accepted and each, a waiver "

For those who have not seen the movie or do not remember the scene:

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