But first of all Surprised by joy was the beginning of a poem by William Wordsworth.
Surprised by joy - impatient as the wind
I wished to share the transport - Oh! with whom
But thee, long buried in the silent tomb.
Is there a better description of the recurring shock of grief to be found anywhere?
Word To Use Today: joy. This word comes to us from the Old French from the Latin gaudēre to be glad.
Lovely! And Sally - I didn't know any of that!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Katherine. Oh, and just look at The Word Den's blogroll! Seven Miles of Steel Thistles has a piece about CS Lewis's The Magician's Nephew. Do read it, everyone, it's bound to be extraordinary and fascinating.
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