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Olga Rudge & Ezra Pound: "What Thou Lovest Well..."

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191 <strong>What</strong> <strong>Thou</strong> <strong>Lovest</strong> <strong>Well</strong> Remains<br />

most important citizens of the little town, ‘‘lying in the portineria of his excastello.’’<br />

<strong>Olga</strong>’s pessimistic mood was obvious when she quoted this verse<br />

from Canto 81: ‘‘ ‘<strong>What</strong> thou lovest well remains’—does it? Yes, if he<br />

means the sun, moon and stars, Mozart sonatas, even solo parti del violin,<br />

but one loved them at ten years old, and it seems a big price to go<br />

through . . . just to find one has really nothing more than what one started<br />

out with.’’

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