Odo tenet mulum, madidam mappam tenet anna.
The above line is said, in an old book, to have “cost the inventor much
foolish labour, for it is a perfect verse, and every word is the very
same both backward and forward.”
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LITERARY INGENUITY.
The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac · 第 850 / 1847 题