 I knew him in Padua, — a fantastical scholar, like such, who study to know how many knots was in Hercules' club, of what colour Achilles' beard was, or whether Hector were not troubled with the tooth-ache. He hath studied himself half blear-eyed to...  Collectanea: 1st-2d Series - Page 38by Charles Crawford - 1907Full view - About this book
 | Classical philology - 1906 - 292 pages
...nature. "I knew him in Padua" (says the Duchess of Maln) — " a fantastical scholar — like such who study to know how many knots was in Hercules' club, of what color Achilles' beard was, or whether Hector were not troubled with the toothache." Do you think Casaubon... | |
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