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January 20, 2004

Author-Title Puns

I used to think that Origen, On First Principles was the best-ever match of author to title, but have just run across the gloomy Sonnets de la Mort by the French Baroque poet Jean de Sponde.

Posted by Michael Hendry at January 20, 2004 07:37 AM
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Does anyone have the email address of Michael Hendry? If so, I would be most grateful. I want to contact him to ask permission to publish one of his ancient jokes. John Schumaker schumaker@value.net.nz Posted by: John Schumaker at December 11, 2004 10:36 PM