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Thread #36286 Message #502254
Posted By: Jacob B
09-Jul-01 - 03:37 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: One man's Mede is another man's Persian
Subject: RE: Help: Half-remembered joke
That college professor was referring specifically to a poem about Mithridates by A.E. Housman, which can be found on this page.