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Bombastes:
So have I heard on Afric's burning shore A hungry lion give a grievous roar; The grievous roar echoed along the shore.
Artaxaminous:
So have I heard on Afric's burning shore Another lion give a grievous roar; And the first lion thought the last a bore.
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There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
George Borrow
William Barnes Rhodes
Born:
1772
Died:
1826
(aged 54)
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William Barnes Rhodes was an English author, best known for his burlesque opera, Bombastes Furioso.
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