The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.
Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?
A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury. Martyred 10 Jan. 1645.
Lord, I am coming as fast as I can: I know I must pass through the shadow of death before I can come to Thee; but it is but umbra mortis, a mere shadow of death… Thou, by thy merits and passion, hath broken through the jaws of death.
painting by Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of Virginio Cesarini by Anthony van Dyck
Date: 1622-1623
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Anthony van Dyck - Self Portrait - painted when the artist was 22 years old in 1521
Oh, you terrible flirt!
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