Posted by Adam Quinan on October 14, 2003 at 03:36:35 from 66.185.85.76 user Adam.
In Reply to: Re: Reading in the bath and other ways of damaging books posted by David Bamford on October 13, 2003 at 23:50:24:
the origin of the expression "read and inwardly digest".
Well either Katherine's book eating habits or the Book of Common Prayer, Collect of 2nd Sunday in Advent. Which follows only a week after the 1st Sunday in Advent Stir up (we beseech thee) Sunday with its association with Christmas Pudding making. Lot of good eats (and quotes in the Book of Common Prayer.
I sometimes try and spot the Common Prayer quotes in Book titles (Clouds of Witnesses by Dorothy Sayers and a some of P.D James' titles, for example)