because of the way he recited them, the repetition, similar to the way one prays on the rosary. “What thou lovest well remains … the rest is dross … What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee … What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage … What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee…” And of course, from that same canto come the lines with which he’d tease me: “Pull down thy vanity … I say pull down!”
