David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


30 October 2020

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present1
/ˈprɛz(ə)nt/
noun
noun: present; noun: the present
  1. 1.
    the period of time now occurring.
    "they are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present"
  2. 2.
    GRAMMAR
    a present tense.
    "the verbs are all in the present"
adjective
adjective: present
  1. 1.
    in a particular place.
    "a doctor must be present at the ringside"
    • existing or occurring in a place or thing.
      "gases present in the atmosphere"
    • fully focused on or involved in what one is doing or experiencing.
      "you have to put everything out of your mind and be really present"
  2. 2.
    existing or occurring now.
    "she did not expect to find herself in her present situation"
    • now being considered or discussed.
      "the present article cannot answer every question"
    • GRAMMAR
      (of a tense or participle) expressing an action now going on or habitually performed, or a condition now existing.


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precedent
noun
noun: precedent; plural noun: precedents
/ˈprɛsɪd(ə)nt/
an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
"there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training"
adjective
adjective: precedent
/prɪˈsiːd(ə)nt,ˈprɛsɪd(ə)nt/
  1. preceding in time, order, or importance.
    "a precedent case"



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