To: Valin
The mention of Holmes refers to Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem about the deacon's one-hoss shay, which was finished on the day of the Lisbon earthquake and lasted 100 years to the day. The earthquake also figures in Voltaire's Candide.
To: Verginius Rufus
The mention of Holmes refers to Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem about the deacon's one-hoss shay,
Link? Thanks.
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11/01/2005 7:01:40 AM PST by
Valin
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