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Q: Allusions in Double-Dactyl by George Starbuck

geometrianIn June 1969, George Starbuck published the following double-dactyl in The Atlantic: SAID J. Alfred Prufrock to Hugh Selwyn Mauberly, “What ever happened to Senlin? Ought-nine.” “One with the passion for Orientalia?” “Rather.” “Lost track of him.” “Pity.” “Design.” "Prufrock" would be the welts...

 
 
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Q: Finding the source of this quote about prediction and lying

sacrevertI have this quote in my mind,but I cannot find the source for it: "Someone who claims to predict the future is lying, even if later proven right". I thought it was a variation of something in the Quran, but neither ChatGPT nor Google can find it.

 
 
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Q: English translation of MAXIMUS Dialexeis lecture VII

ed huffI'm trying to find an English translation of MAXIMUS, Dialexeis (specifically his lecture 7) in both Greek and English.

 
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Q: Is this passage from "Speaker for the Dead" a quote or an original?

Nathaniel IrvinIn "Speaker for the Dead" (chapter 8, p. 132 of the Author's Definitive Edition), Ender says "es solo fecundo e vou plantar jardim ai", which Novahina translates as "thou art fertile ground and I will plant a garden in thee". Given the religious themes of "Speaker" and Card's experience learning ...

 

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