A question about "On Time" by Milton

breadcatcher101 · 08-14-09, 07:10 AM

I am sure all have heard it, a very fine writing. To put ones thoughts to pen and paper is truly a gift, yet there is one line I have trouble understanding and wonder if some of you can help.

"Whose speed is but the heavy Plummets pace"

What is he referring to with the word "Plummet" ?

Today it means a device to use on the end of a cord, to plumb, if you will. I am not sure if he is referring to this or maybe a variation of the word "plum", like for example "It was plum crazy".

For years I thought it meant either some type of a bird or maybe even the hooves of a horse on a cobblestone path.

Anyway, "On Time" has always been one of my best loved writings. I was pleased to find it on the opening movie of SH4.

Nuc · 08-14-09, 07:27 AM

Plummets. A lead weight whose slow descent activates the ticking mechanism in a clock

Source:http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/rea...me/index.shtml

Akula4745 · 08-14-09, 07:33 AM

I like the movie too... great video makes the spoken word more intense.

Sledgehammer427 · 08-14-09, 03:50 PM

yup, always liked that poem, odd context (on time, WWII subs) but it sure works

Morpheus · 08-14-09, 04:37 PM

its about drama in life (text), mixed with the drama of war (video), the music in the background works like a catalysator ...

one of the coolest and most touching gamevideos ever

cheers
morph

breadcatcher101 · 08-16-09, 07:36 AM

Thank you, Nuc, for the link. Now I know.

08-14-09, 07:10 AM	#1
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	A question about "On Time" by Milton I am sure all have heard it, a very fine writing. To put ones thoughts to pen and paper is truly a gift, yet there is one line I have trouble understanding and wonder if some of you can help. "Whose speed is but the heavy Plummets pace" What is he referring to with the word "Plummet" ? Today it means a device to use on the end of a cord, to plumb, if you will. I am not sure if he is referring to this or maybe a variation of the word "plum", like for example "It was plum crazy". For years I thought it meant either some type of a bird or maybe even the hooves of a horse on a cobblestone path. Anyway, "On Time" has always been one of my best loved writings. I was pleased to find it on the opening movie of SH4.

08-14-09, 07:27 AM	#2
Nuc Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 180 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Plummets. A lead weight whose slow descent activates the ticking mechanism in a clock Source:http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/rea...me/index.shtml __________________ Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. Admiral Hyman Rickover (1900 - 1986)

08-14-09, 07:33 AM	#3
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	I like the movie too... great video makes the spoken word more intense. __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

08-14-09, 03:50 PM	#4
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	yup, always liked that poem, odd context (on time, WWII subs) but it sure works __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

08-14-09, 04:37 PM	#5
Morpheus Ensign Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 234 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	its about drama in life (text), mixed with the drama of war (video), the music in the background works like a catalysator ... one of the coolest and most touching gamevideos ever cheers morph

08-16-09, 07:36 AM	#6
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thank you, Nuc, for the link. Now I know.