30 May 2012

oh no, Not

SMITTEN, again.



Yes-when words get wrung out,
so much so they lose their  
IMPACT.

next time seek a higher power-
SUPER THESAURUS 

current Origin: a blog
& they told 2 friends,
& they told 2 friends, & so on & so on.
rather, You are...
captivated, enthralled, struck, bewitched, enchanted, beguiled, charmed, enraptured, infatuated, enamoured, ensorcelled, swept off one's feet, bowled over, gaga
OR 
You are Besotted. This is the one. As in, mosquitoes are so besotted with me. They will smite me all summer long.

fyi, SMITTEN is a past participle of smite
affected, afflicted, beset, stricken, troubled, distressed, burdened, crushed, plagued, haunted, worried, bothered, vexed

O.E. smitan "to hit, strike, beat" (strong verb, pt. smat, pp. smiten), from P.Gmc. *smitanan (cf. Swed. smita, Dan. smide "to smear, fling," O.Fris. smita, M.L.G., M.Du. smiten "to cast, fling," Du. smijten "to throw," O.H.G. smizan "to rub, strike," Ger. schmeißen "to cast, fling," Goth. bismeitan



don't tell me,
I know you're besotted with Fiona Campbell-Walter (Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza).
not to mention- the painting. I'd go so far as to say: enthralled, bewitched, bothered, even bewildered over It.



Swear If  you must, at me-If you must- but swear to re-think IT
-next time-
you're smitten.



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15 comments:

  1. Great post...great photos. Thanks for sharing. Jennifer

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  2. Charming, enchanting, besotting, striking ladies (you and Fiona!)

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    1. She is divine-and yes all that too. thanks for visiting. pgt

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  3. yes you have my promise, i just "smite" be smitten or keen on something daily~
    you delight me, you bowl me over....you sure know how to strike my fancy...
    pve

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    1. thanks for your promised diligence Patricia! It is tempting I know. pgt

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  4. Now this post is an English Literature major's idea of heaven. YIKES!!!

    thank you! I get to go there before I die!

    Bravo!

    (now I have to figure out which wife that was.....was she the one who donated his art collection to the museum in Madrid?"

    It doesn't matter...LOVE the post!

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    1. Penelope- you are too kind. I love your visits and commentary. Fiona-I think was the 3rd. I was thinking the blonde was Fiona too-perhaps it is one of the earlier models????
      Here is the LINK to the photos-----
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/53035820@N02/sets/72157625138495660/with/5467441038/

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  5. Oh! I forgot to ask........who is the blonde?

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  6. Thanks--I neeeeeeded that. I am smitten with the last beauty. She resembles Lucrezia Borgia--but I don't think that's right. Any info?

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    1. MJH, the portrait is of Giovanna Tornabouni by Domenico Ghirlandaio

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  7. I have often though that as a people we have alowed ourselves to become vocabularly challenged. Hence the rampant use of four letter words. The world would be a much more civil and interesting place if everyone hauled out a thesaurus from time to time.

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    1. I have always loved a thesaurus-truly I grew up pulling it out to play with. thanks for reading.pgt

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  8. oh NO- I lost a comment- RENEE FINBERG (http://reneefinberg.blogspot.com) wrote-
    "SMITTEN- SMITTEN- SMITTEN...."
    there i have said it.
    is there any other word quite like it?
    you have done your research.....
    and i think not.
    smitten has such charm about it.

    btw
    wish i owned the mink sweatshirt.
    how chic is that???

    xoxo

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  9. someone is copying "smitten smitten, smitten"

    Not me!

    My favorite description of the condition......is "ensorcelled"!!

    The one and only "An Aesthete's lament" used in describing what happened to one of the lovers of "Diana Cooper" of the clear blue eyes....and great beauty. Or was it her husband.....anyway; someone was "ensorcelled" and it has been my goal ever since I read it!
    To cause someone to be "ensorcelled"!

    My husband contends and insists he was and is!

    How sweet is that!?!

    we must keep expanding the vocabulary around us.........the language is sinking....along with dress requirements!

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