Turns of Phrase
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Erasmus’ 1512 rhetoric textbook Copia lists 195 variations on the sentence
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A man should swallow a toad every morning to be certain of not encountering anything more disgusting in the course of the day. Nicholas de Chamfort
The tres riches heures of Lulu. Love the drawing. Also the word "parping" which is completely new to me.
ReplyDeleteYou have been too sheltered Kim xx
ReplyDeleteLooks as if you made a killing in the fish market!
ReplyDeletethe man had an aquarium and a harpoon
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