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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON A RECENT CLASSIC CONTROVERSY (1); EPIGRAM, by JOHN GODFREY SAXE Poet's Biography
First Line: Nay, marvel not to see these scholars fight
Last Line: "when greek meets greek, then comes the tug of war!"
Subject(s): Scholarship & Scholars
First Line: Nay, marvel not to see these scholars fight
Last Line: "when greek meets greek, then comes the tug of war!"
Subject(s): Scholarship & Scholars
NAY, marvel not to see these scholars fight,
In brave disdain of certain scath and scar;
'T is but the genuine old Hellenic spite, --
"When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war!"
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