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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON A RECENT CLASSIC CONTROVERSY (2); EPIGRAM, by JOHN GODFREY SAXE Poet's Biography
First Line: Quoth david to daniel - 'why is it these scholars'
Last Line: "folks come to hard words if they meddle with greek!"
Subject(s): Scholarship & Scholars
First Line: Quoth david to daniel - 'why is it these scholars'
Last Line: "folks come to hard words if they meddle with greek!"
Subject(s): Scholarship & Scholars
Quoth David to Daniel, "Why is it these scholars
Abuse one another whenever they speak?"
Quoth Daniel to David, "It nat'rally follers
Folks come to hard words if they meddle with Greek!"
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