Old elm, that murmured in our chimney top
The sweetest anthem autumn ever made
And into mellow whispering calms would drop
When showers fell on thy many coloured shade
And when dark tempests mimic thunder made--
While darkness came as it would strangle light
With the black tempest of a winter night
That rocked thee like a cradle in thy root--
How did I love to hear the winds upbraid
Thy strengt...
If something takes you unawares, it surprises you because you were not expecting it. His angry reaction took me unawares.
An essential part of an essential part is an essential part of the whole.
An essential part of an essential part is an essential part of the whole
Peter Simons (Parts [1987], 7.4)