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Gently in manner, resolutely in execution

Friendship through wandering

Unity, integrity, diligence

We must pay attention to our health

OK yeah that's a pretty blunt motto.

Many police departments serve and protect.

@Mazura Well, that's not exactly SE definition.

ELU has adapted some of the more extreme moderation cultures, and left the other ones untouched.

If your answer turns out to be exemplary (votes > 10), it wouldn't end up being deleted, but just downvoted a couple of times and commented on by some of the moderationists.

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11:10 AM

Which version reads more naturally to you?

1. Brown embossed vintage leather-bound book

2. Embossed brown vintage leather-bound book

3. Embossed vintage brown leather-bound book

Many years ago I read a short poem about a Roman soldier who killed Archimedes. I do not recall the lines nor the name of the author, but the message of the poem has served me well through out the years. Now I want to teach that poem to my great grandson, but I cannot locate it. Since I believe it was a relatively well known poem, I'd appreciate if someone can locate it from the short description below:

The poem is about the fabled incident when Archimedes deep in thought considering a circle drawn in the sand was confronted by a Roman soldier. He asks the soldier not to disturb his circle…

I posted this to English forum, but was redirected to this chat room.

@mhp Do you have excerpt?

Exact excerpt.

No. Just the lines "do not disturb my circle(s)", "one, two, three" and possibly "thousand years". I read the poem in my English lit course about 50 years ago.

Try this: https://goo.gl/fms1ul

Find "The Death Of Archimedes"

Yes it is in Google's cache because page does not exist. But he asked for text of poem.

Thank you for the hint. I've been googling this with no luck. I even found the Latin phrase "Noli turbare circulos meos!" which is probably the source of the 20th century poem I'm seeking.

11:21 AM

Here's a search term that would help locate different results:

archimedes "do not disturb my circle"

Don't forget quotes when you type this in Google search.

Have you checked this Wikipedia page? https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Archimedes

"Do not destroy my circles" part.

Noli turbare circulos meos!

By the way, I'm usually very good at locating something in Google, using quotes and other markups. I've tried your suggestions. Hopefully someone has read the same poem in high school or the first year lit course who can drop a hint.

NVZ

"Nōlī turbāre circulōs meōs!" is a Latin phrase, meaning "Do not disturb my circles!". == Origin == According to legend, the phrase was uttered by the ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer Archimedes. When the Romans conquered the city of Syracuse after the siege of 214–212 BC, the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus ordered to retrieve Archimedes. Some soldiers entered the house of Archimedes and one of the soldiers asked Archimedes who he was. But, according to Valerius Maximus (Facta et dicta memorabilia), Archimedes just answered Noli, obsecro, istum disturbare ("Do not, I entreat...

math.nyu.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Death/Histories.html

You may try this search. It's already included so no need typing: tinyurl.com/j4hwvok

NVZ

poetrysoup.com/poems/archimedes

11:39 AM

Thank you for your help. I'm still unable to locate the poem written by an author at least well known enough to include in the first year university lit course. I'm relatively certain that it was a late 19th century, and most likely, a mid 20th century poet, and that the phrase "one, two, three" was included in the poem. In fact, now that think about it more, that may have been the title of the poem. I keep on googling it....

11:54 AM

@mhp Search operators will help you: support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433?hl=en

As a last resort you may find someone on Fiverr to do the research for you if it's important to you...

Thank you for your help and suggestions. I withdraw the question and thank you all for help.

@mhp why? it's a good question :)

12:10 PM

Mostly out of frustration. In fact, it seems the work of that poet, despite being one of the most influential poets that I read in my youth, is not in Google!
https://www.google.com/#q=%22disturb+not+my+circles%22+%22one+two+three%22

time to go to the library

for the sake of your great grandson

1:04 PM

Guys, can I ask a question about internet jokes on this site?

sure

askaway

Is this sentence correct? "I think it's important for the space of the RAM"

@Anastasiya-Romanova秀 go ahead .. but there isn't any guarantee that we know the answer.

@user685252: How does this joke: " I once accidentally said hi to a feminist. My trial begins tomorrow" work? I tried online search to figure it out, but still clueless

@Shafizadeh That's my question

@Anastasiya-Romanova秀 feminists are known to be extremely sensitive

At best, it's a far fetched joke. It works better as "I once accidentally said hi to a feminist." The funny part of that joke is that you find it funny.

Unknown123

1:20 PM

Hi every body, may I ask something? Is "in order to" and "must" are the same? or different? or depend on the contexts?
If it is depends, then here is the context: "2.1. The Rightholder hereby grants You a non-exclusive license to store, load, install, execute, and display (to “use”) the free of charge Software on a specified number of Computers in order to be used as an auxiliary tool to cure Your Computer on which the Software is installed, from threats described in the User Manual, according to the all technical requirements described in the User Manual and according to the terms and cond…

@mhp I know that but how do I find it funny if I don't know what its meaning?

@user685252 Ah, I see. Is there another explanation?

@Anastasiya-Romanova秀 let your imagination go wild :)

@Anastasiya-Romanova秀 Who said that sentence is funny? I hardly think so.

@Anastasiya-Romanova秀 The altered joke means that you think so little of feminists that you said hi (a common courtesy) by accident. As I said, in that case the joke is on you.

How about John Cena's joke on 9gag?

1:28 PM

@Anastasiya-Romanova秀 In western culture some feminists take almost anything to an extreme, either asserting it's insulting or sexual harassment. The joke asserts that the simple act of greeting someone could be interpreted as sexual harassment

@Shafizadeh Thank you. Very elaborating.

;-)

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2:52 PM

Oooh.

I see new users.

Færd

3:25 PM

- Will they lend me ten thousand dollars?

- I don't see that happening.

Can someone pin the reason down why it can't be I don't see that happen ?

3:55 PM

@Færd Are you sure it can't?

MετάEd

4:20 PM

There's nothing grammatically wrong with "I don't see that happen". But it doesn't fit the context. In a different context it would be fine.

Færd

@TIPS That may work in a context like I work there and I don't see that happen often.

@MετάEd Right.

I guess that (partly) answers my que.

2 hours later…

6:08 PM

7 hours ago, by Boris_yo

Which version reads more naturally to you?

1. Brown embossed vintage leather-bound book

2. Embossed brown vintage leather-bound book

3. Embossed vintage brown leather-bound book

user208178

6:34 PM

"Vintage Brown Embossed Leather Bound book"

Thanks

No dash between leather and bound?

user208178

Here is an example: pinterest.com/pin/520165825693156151

Leather-Bound is not one word?