'the cut worm forgives the plough'/ 'all that is solid melts into air'

19th of august 1788

'the morning opened heavily and threatened bad weather, but soon cleared up, we prepared for our march...

the descent into hastings is very pleasant, but the hastings town is narrow streeted and ill-paved. at the further end of the main street, and near the sea, is the swan, the principal  inn. here we ordered for our dinner the old fare, for no fish is to be had.'

and so on to the town of battle and uncomfortable lodgings at the half moon alehouse.

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horsemouth has failed in his getting out and about to such cultural events as exist (an organ recital in the abbey. a cafe in the village hall, two girls playing harps in a distant church in craswall). this has made him grumpy (or more grumpy than he would usually be). he's now going to get a cup of tea and a sandwich before contemplating the afternoon's endeavours. 

'a terraced house in burnley pays more than a mansion in kensington'. now there's a game of monopoly for you! but such is the nature of the council tax and local government funding.  

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in addition to watching footage of the rioting horsemouth has been watching the usual round of self-justification of the political class. first off dave davies (horsemouth envies the warmth of his self-regard) as interviewed by alistair campbell and rory stewart. rory clearly doesn't like him but having been hailed as a fellow 'wolf' campbell is indulgent. davies is surprisingly persuasive. 

more interesting was dominic cummings. now horsemouth holds that during covid cummings was our saviour, the one who actually persuaded boris to take us into lockdown (you can tell this because he didn't get a gong). when the covid inquiry report is published it will (of course) all be cummings' fault (in the negative sense) because he swore at a few civil servants (if that). 

horsemouth is a great fan of blake's aphorism 'the cut worm forgives the plough'  from the proverbs of hell - he succumbs easily to the romance of development, of watching all that is solid melts into air (a line that is not in the german original). 

here a grey morning (possibly autumnal). horsemouth has posted a further note upon substack.  the fish man is due to come. (the fish man has been).

that howard mix is back after audio correction. it still starts with that genius chiwonisu track. thereafter it's all new to horsemouth, excepting perhaps shabnam majeed singing dil cheez? (before bally sagoo got to it).