tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post7468018073590813952..comments2024-03-29T00:28:38.155+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Donne in His ShroudNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-5607939828165955652019-06-06T14:26:58.777+01:002019-06-06T14:26:58.777+01:00why do this statue wear shroud? is not shroud a mu...why do this statue wear shroud? is not shroud a muslim culture ? is not it?hilmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953981818978438716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-57624063752751652372018-03-07T13:00:02.261+00:002018-03-07T13:00:02.261+00:00Thanks George - so true! And equally true of those...Thanks George - so true! And equally true of those naval heroes, I'm sure. Such a bizarre fashion...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-36046133609423146982018-03-07T11:25:13.022+00:002018-03-07T11:25:13.022+00:00Of course, one of the first statues in the US Capi...Of course, one of the first statues in the US Capitol was of George Washington, and probably of course, given the day, "The seated, half-naked figure of Washington with a toga draped over his knees and right shoulder provoked only derision and embarrassment. A Virginia statesman said, 'The man does not live, and never did live, who saw Washington without his shirt.'" (E.J. Applewhite, <i>Washington Itself</i>)Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com