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Lurker 10.08.2009 02:42 PM

There once was a lady named Gregory
Who said come all ye poets in beggary
But she found her imprudence
When hundreds of students
Said "we're in that noble category".

!@#$%! 10.08.2009 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lurker
There once was a lady named Gregory
Who said come all ye poets in beggary
But she found her imprudence
When hundreds of students
Said "we're in that noble category".


ha ha ha ha

Lurker 10.08.2009 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
ha ha ha ha


James Joyce wrote that. Gregory was someone who he actually knew. It might be incorrect as I wrote from memory.

!@#$%! 10.08.2009 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lurker
James Joyce wrote that. Gregory was someone who he actually knew. It might be incorrect as I wrote from memory.


she was yeats's patron. she was big in her time.

Lurker 10.08.2009 03:05 PM

Oh yeah, that's right. I think Joyce knew her though didn't he?


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