Monthly Archives: June 2010

Quotation of the Day

Posted on Monday: June 28, 2010 by Michael Hendry

Tim was so learned, that he could name a Horse in nine Languages; So ignorant, that he bought a Cow to ride on. (Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750)

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Quotation of the Day

Posted on Sunday: June 27, 2010 by Michael Hendry

Proud Modern Learning despises the antient: School-men are now laught at by School-boys. (Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1758)

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“. . . is often noted”?

Posted on Friday: June 11, 2010 by Michael Hendry

“When people unwittingly eat human flesh, served by unscrupulous restaurant owners and other such people, the similarity to pork is often noted.” (Galen, On the Power of Foods 3, quoted in J. C. McKeown, A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities, p. … Continue reading →

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