THE MISANTHROPE’S CORNER

Ex Pede Herculem

LOGIC ought to be sacred. That’s why I have been on the alert ever since Yamaha named a motorcycle “Virago” and Shakespeare’s symbol of unreliability (“false, false, false Cressid!”) inspired a car.

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Florence King

Florence King was a contributing editor of National Review.

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Ex Pede Herculem

LOGIC ought to be sacred. That’s why I have been on the alert ever since Yamaha named a motorcycle “Virago” and Shakespeare’s symbol of unreliability (“false, false, false Cressid!”) inspired a car.