>Venerable ODE, virgin (A.D. 1158)
>This is the strange story of a very determined woman. [She cut off her
>nose to avoid marriage]
>Oriens.
>It would seem that the greatest claim to fame of the venerable Ode was
>originating the expression 'to cut off one's nose to spite one's face'.
>Penny Granger
In this case, I believe, it is more correct to say she cut off her nose to
fight her fate.
jm
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