Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0007691, Tue, 1 Apr 2003 19:27:39 -0800

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Fw: Fw: Lolita's Royalties - Pangrams
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EDNOTE. Tom Bolt, a man of many parts, is the author of a delightful
virtuoso poem DARK ICE, that plays on VN's PaLe FIRE. It may be read on
ZEMBLA http://www.libraries.psu.edu/iasweb/nabokov/nsintro.htm

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From: "Thomas Bolt" <bolt@tbolt.com>

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> Line 28 of my 1,001-line poem DARK ICE
> is a pangram, though not a perfect one:
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> QUARTZ HIVING DAMP. FLOW BACK,SEX JOY!
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> -- http://www.tbolt.com
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> Some pangrams, some well-known:
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> Bawds jog, flick quartz, vex nymphs.
> Dub waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex.
> Quick zephyrs blow, vexing daft Jim.
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> My favorite:
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> Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.
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> Where are the Russian pangrams?
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> ~ Tom