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CHAT: Excessive alliteration

From:Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2000, 1:36
À propos of nothing, I just encountered this line from Ennius (Quintus
Ennius, 239-169? BCE):

        O TITE TUTE TATE TIBI TANTA TYRANNE TULISTI

The commentary said: "Already early quoted in commentaries on style to
show the excessive use of alliteration."

Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)