> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > mike wilson > >> The Romans also had rhymes. > >> > > > > Really? Examples? > > Found near the bottom of a wall in a brothel in Londinium. > > A centurion from near Clapham Junction > Had a gladius that just wouldn't function > For the rest of his life > He mislead his poor wife > With some snot on the shaft of his pilum > > They were rotten poets.
Not half! Here's another example: The Romans thought rhyme an affront. Catullus said "It's just a stunt. If I were to write Such a pile of old shite You'd call me a lyrical failure" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
