Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 11 | 43 | And poets such as Hurtha, it View more quotes about seemed">seemed to me, were even less likely to be deterred by illiteracy than many others. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 11 | 40 | Indeed, some of the greatest poets of all times were illiterate. |
| 11 | 41 | Among folks as different as Tuchuks and Torvaldslanders, for example, poetry is seldom written down. |
| 11 | 42 | It is memorized and sung about the fires, and in the halls, and thus is carried on the literary tradition. |
| 11 | 43 | And poets such as Hurtha, it seemed to me, were even less likely to be deterred by illiteracy than many others. |
| 11 | 44 | "He leaped out at me, from behind a wagon, with his ax!" said the fellow. |
| 11 | 45 | "'I am a poet,' he announced, his ax at the ready. |
| 11 | 46 | 'Would you care to purchase a poem?' 'Yes!' cried I. |
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Indeed, some of the greatest poets of all times were illiterate.
Among folks as different as Tuchuks and Torvaldslanders, for example, poetry is seldom written down.
It is memorized and sung about the fires, and in the halls, and thus is carried on the literary tradition.
And poets such as Hurtha, it seemed to me, were even less likely to be deterred by illiteracy than many others.
"He leaped out at me, from behind a wagon, with his ax!" said the fellow.
"'I am a poet,' he announced, his ax at the ready.
'Would you care to purchase a poem?' 'Yes!' cried I.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)