6.0233 Qs: Quotes; General and Miscellaneous Qs (7/167)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Sun, 13 Sep 1992 21:49:40 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 6, No. 0233. Sunday, 13 Sep 1992.
(1) Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 11:52:46 EDT (11 lines)
From: "John M. Unsworth" <JMUEG@NCSUVM>
Subject: poetry i.d.
(2) Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 16:03:55 +0200 (20 lines)
From: jon.lanestedt@ilf.uio.no (Jon Lanestedt)
Subject: Electronic Books/SONY Bookman
(3) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 20:33:31 METDST (32 lines)
From: Luuk Houwen <houwen@let.rug.nl>
Subject: Caxton's Legend
(4) Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 18:18:34 GMT-3:30 (50 lines)
From: W Schipper <schipper@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
Subject: "Ancient Chinese Curse" (fwd)
(5) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 8:35:23 GMT-3:30 (19 lines)
From: W Schipper <schipper@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
Subject: Middle English
(6) Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 13:43:29 EDT (15 lines)
From: "Daniel P. Tompkins" <PERICLES@TEMPLEVM>
Subject: sexual harassment
(7) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 10:05:23 -0400 (20 lines)
From: jdg@oz.plymouth.edu (Dr. Joel Goldfield)
Subject: Apartment in Florence?
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Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 11:52:46 EDT
From: "John M. Unsworth" <JMUEG@NCSUVM>
Subject: poetry i.d.
A student of mine wonders if anyone can identify the source of the
following lines:
April comes like an idiot
Babbling and strewing flowers.
Eh?
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Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 16:03:55 +0200
From: jon.lanestedt@ilf.uio.no (Jon Lanestedt)
Subject: Electronic Books/SONY Bookman
Dear HUMANISTs,
I want to contact SONY about their new BookMan electronic book reader, and
would appreciate a reference (name, fax/email) to some relevant person to
contact at that company.
Sincerely,
Jon Lanestedt
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Jon Lanestedt
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
University of Oslo Tel: +47-2-854899
P.O.Box 1102 Blindern Tel: +47-2-854348
N-0317 Oslo Fax: +47-2-856919
Norway Internet: jon.lanestedt@ilf.uio.no
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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 20:33:31 METDST
From: Luuk Houwen <houwen@let.rug.nl>
Subject: Caxton's Legend
Dear subscribers,
Last year I started preparing an edition of Caxton's -Golden
Legend- (for the EETS). I realise that this may not be the most
appropriate place to ask this, but would anyone who knows of work done on
Caxton's -Legend- drop me a note? (e-mail or snail-mail; see below)
One aspect of the work on the -Golden Legend- will also involve a comparison of
all the
copies of Caxton's (and Wynkyn de Worde's) edition(s). In view of the large
discrepancies between the number of incunable copies listed by de Ricci in his
-Census of Caxtons- and those referred to in more modern works like the STC and
Goff's Incunables in American Libraries, I would also appreciate any
communication on the whereabouts of copies of the -Golden Legend- (particularly
those not mentioned by Goff and the Rev. STC).
Luuk Houwen
Dept of English
University of Groningen
PO Box 716
9700 AS, Groningen
The Netherlands
e-mail: houwen@let.rug.nl
phone (work): 31-50-635852
(home): 31-5907-91765
PS. Any suggestions as to a more appropriate network to post this message on
would also be appreciated.
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 18:18:34 GMT-3:30
From: W Schipper <schipper@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
Subject: "Ancient Chinese Curse" (fwd)
The following is forwarded from stumpers-list. Anyone having an answer
can write to me (address at end of message), or post on the list, and I
will forward these answers.
Bill
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Forwarded message:
> From roslibrefrc@CRF.CUIS.EDU Thu Sep 10 18:08:42 1992
> Date: 10 Sep 1992 15:58:09 -0400
> From: Martin Davis <mrd@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU>
> Subject: "Ancient Chinese Curse"
> To: STUMPERS-LIST@CRF.CUIS.EDU
> Errors-To: roslibrefrc@CRF.CUIS.EDU
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> Message-Id: <199209101958.AA80201@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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>
> I need the source for the so-called Ancient Chinese Curse, "May
> you live in interesting times."
>
> I have searched Dialog's quotation database and many of the
> English language quotation books here at the U of VA to no avail.
> I have asked Chinese here at the University, and all were
> unfamiliar with the curse.
>
> I have been asked by speakers and writers who wanted to use the
> quote, but, before doing so, wanted to know the source so as not
> to be one-upped by an auditor or reader.
>
> Martin Davis
> mrd@virginia.edu
>
>
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W. Schipper Email: schipper@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
Department of English, Tel: 709-737-4406
Memorial University Fax: 709-737-4000
St John's, Nfld. A1C 5S7
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 8:35:23 GMT-3:30
From: W Schipper <schipper@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
Subject: Middle English
Does anyone know who originated the term "Middle English"? And are there
any bibliographical references?
Many thanks
A curious Bill
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W. Schipper Email: schipper@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
Department of English, Tel: 709-737-4406
Memorial University Fax: 709-737-4000
St John's, Nfld. A1C 5S7
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Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 13:43:29 EDT
From: "Daniel P. Tompkins" <PERICLES@TEMPLEVM>
Subject: sexual harassment
I'd be interested in learning from members of various learned societies
whether their groups have held panels on sexual harassment at their
national meetings. I'd also be interested in any comments folks might
have about how these panels went. I'm not (now) seeking to open up a
discussion on the topic, and people may want to reply offlist, personally.
I'd be very grateful for any assistance you can provide.
Thanks
Dan Tompkins, Classics, Temple U., Phila Pa. 19122
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 10:05:23 -0400
From: jdg@oz.plymouth.edu (Dr. Joel Goldfield)
Subject: Apartment in Florence?
Dear HUMANISTS,
A colleague of mine at Plymouth State College has asked me to
post a request for an apartment to rent for the month of March 1993 in
Florence, Italy. Please respond by e-mail to me or use the postal
address or telephone number he provides. Thanks in advance. --Joel Goldfield
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I am looking for an apartment in Florence for March 1993.
Please respond to one of the following addresses.
jdg@oz.plymouth.edu
Thank you,
Alexander Susskind
Dept. of Foreign Languages
Plymouth State College
Tel. 603-535-2483