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September 26, 2012 05:53 pm PDT
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Dirty translation of the Iliad, 1797
Nat sez, "Homer's Iliad set to bawdy verse. The Preface sings true, even today:" Good people, would you know the reason I write at this unlucky season, When all the nation is so poor That few can keep above one whore, Except the lawyers -- (whose large fees Maintain as many as they please) -- [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ikknTfvgF1g/dirty-translation-of-the-iliad.html
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