<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=425801" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Pretentiousness</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">He stands as high in his own estimate<br>as Everest, yet never rests to show <br>he represents quintessence crowned by Fate, <br>the paragon of generations' flow, <br>sure soars, both source and force, all incarnate.<br>'I am' self-evidence appears, it seems, <br>with Time and Space combined, to demonstrate<br>perfection corresponding to all dreams<br>personnified. Such plateaux elevate<br>none without reason above lacklustre crowd.<br>Vice scorns torn virtue, self-perpetuate. <br>Ahead where most, more modest, bray less loud. <br>Nor could he cease to brag until his breath <br>apoplectic opens door to Death. </div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">4 May 1998 revised 5 December 2008 <br>robi03_0879_robi03_0000 SXX_JXX </div><div style="margin:10px 0">for previous version see below</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Pretentiousness</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He stands so high in his own estimate<br>as Everest, and never rests to show <br>he Man's quintessence represents by Fate<br>triumphant crowned, - of generations' flow<br>he soars both source and force, all incarnate.<br>'I am' self-evidence appears, it seems, <br>with Time and Space combined, to demonstrate<br>perfection corresponding to all dreams<br>personnified. Such plateaux elevate<br>none without reason high above the crowd....<br>Vice turn to virtue? Youth perpetuate? <br>Ahead where most, more modest, bray less loud? <br>Nor shall he cease to brag until his breath <br>apoplectic opens door to Death. </div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">4 May 1998</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>© Jonathan Robin</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Jonathan+Robin">Jonathan Robin</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=425801" data-title="Pretentiousness de Jonathan Robin" data-description="He stands as high in his own estimate as Everest, yet never rests to show he represents quintessence crowned by Fate, the paragon of generations' flow, sure soars, both source and force, all incarnate. 'I am' self-evidence appears, it seems, w..."></div> </div> </div>

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