Social Commentaries
On a Recent Classic Controversy
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
Nay, marvel not to see these scholars fight,
In brave disdain of certain scath and scar;
'Tis but the genuine, old, Hellenic spite,--
"When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war!"
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