Wouldnt it be cannier to cite any of such lines that are true?
Offhand, I can think of only Twas brillig and the slithy toves, etc.
Robert
R I Caddel wrote:
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> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote:
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> > Any takers for the most celebrated lines in poetry that aren't true?
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> - full fathom five thy father lies (Shakespeare)
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> - bird thou never wert (Shelley)
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> - beauty is truth truth beauty that is all ye know on earth and all ye
> need to know (Keats)
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> - etc...
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> RC
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