Paterson, Book 4, Chapter 3 (1951) --William Carlos Williams Haven't you forgot your virgin purpose, the language? What language? "The past is for those who lived in the past," is all she told me. Shh! the old man's asleep ---all but for the tides, there is no river, silent now, twists and turns in his dreams . The ocean yawns! It is almost the hour ---and did you ever know of ..