Thank you for the reply! Yes, Venkat's essays tend towards logorrhea, so I don't quite like them (though the kernels within are insightful). I went back and ski

Thank you for the reply! Yes, Venkat's essays tend towards logorrhea, so I don't quite like them (though the kernels within are insightful). I went back and skimmed this one again, and your verse makes more sense now :)