Monday, January 13, 2003
The Deacon's Masterpiece Or, The Wonderful "One-Hoss Shay": A Logical Story Comments
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Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay,
That was built in such a logical way
It ran a hundred years to a day,
And then, of a sudden, it -- ah, but stay,
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7/18/2025 9:16:32 PM # 1.0.0
I've read that the Wonderful One-Hoss Shay is a witty symbol for Calvinism. That is to say, it represents a logical theology which doesn't take into account the human heart.