“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.” Psalms 130:1, sung in Handel’s glorious oratorio, “Messiah.” Brilliant. Witty. Epigramist. Great conversationalist. Playwright. Short-story writer. Novelist. Poet. Essayist. Social critic. Lecturer. Book reviewer. Journalist. Magazine editor. Classicist. Scholar. Dandy. Aestheticist. Individualist. Profound. … [Read more...]