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To: shamusotoole; Romulus
The Wrote of Greek history and myths.
Arma virumque cano
14 posted on 11/05/2003 9:01:54 AM PST by eastsider
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To: eastsider
Ahhhhhhhhh ... the Aeneid ! I I SING OF ARMS AND ARMAMENTS " ... the onpening line, when said by a male. When said by a female, those same lines read : " I SING OF A MAN'S ARMS AND THE ARMS HE CARRIES ."
28 posted on 11/05/2003 7:44:17 PM PST by nopardons
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To: eastsider
Okay, so you can recite the first three words of the Aeneid.

But can you recite the first ten lines of the Oddessey??

a billion years ago, back in high school, we had to memorize it, and I can still recite part of it from memory.

so there, na na.
30 posted on 11/05/2003 7:51:59 PM PST by fqued ("He who doesn't reboot at least once a day is not using the capacity of his computer.")
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