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Re: war and death are in my hand

From:Padraic Brown <pbrown@...>
Date:Friday, June 15, 2001, 20:54
On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Raymond Brown wrote:

>At 3:30 pm -0400 14/6/01, David Peterson wrote: >>In a message dated 6/14/01 6:44:14 AM, matrix14@HOME.COM writes: >> >><< If I may make so bold as to ask, whence come these lines? >> >> >> Vergil's Aeneid. > >That's right - Book VII, lines 454 and 455: >"respice ad haec: adsum dirarum ab sede sororum, > bella manu letumque fero."
Hm. "Respice that hock - add some dill and sorrel seed. Well, man, let em come and get it!" I rather like the Shaxespeare better - a little more oomph than this Virgin fellow. For some reason, "Chef Aeneas Cooks Through the Mediterranean" doesn't seem quite as gripping! Padraic.
>Ray.