On this day in 1796, President George Washington's farewell address was printed in the Daily American Advertiser as an open letter to American citizens. The most famous of all his "speeches," it was never actually spoken; a week after its publication in this Philadelphia newspaper, it was reprinted in papers all over the country.
Roger Angell, a newish “Angelo,” smiles from the hereafter at the idea he’s still an editor at the New Yorker…
Sad to report, but Roger Angell passed on May 20, this year.
The title of Keats' ode is "Ode on a Grecian Urn." not "Ode to a Grecian Ode."
Have you ever met Roger Angell? Do you like his writing?
Thought as much: Angell's with the angels now...