Lawrence Hall
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That sur foundation of s nt nc s and lin s
Th most us ful vow l you v r did s
Th most b autiful j w l our languag min s
L t us imagin what a v rbal gap
A loss of this xc ll nt l tt r would m an
Most consonants would fall into a trap
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This little xp rim nt will h lp us s :
Littl can b writt n without an “ ”
(The title is a play on Keats’ concept of negative capability – or p rhaps I should say, a play on K ats’ conc pt of n gativ capability.)