29 March 2019 20:50
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From History: Briefly about interesting. Part 1
Interesting facts from history. Part 1. Englishman Horace de Vir Cole, French writer Guy de Maupassant, the expression "In a healthy body is a healthy mind", Russian Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky.
1. Englishman Horace de Vere Cole (William Horace de Vere Cole)
The Englishman Horace de Vir Cole became famous as a famous joker. One of his best jokes was the sale of tickets in the theater. Having distributed strictly defined places to bald men, he ensured that together these bald skulls from the balcony were read as an expletive.
2. French writer Guy de Maupassant
French writer Guy de Maupassant was one of those who were irritated by the Eiffel Tower. However, he dined daily at her restaurant, explaining that here is the only place in Paris where you cannot see the tower.
3. the expression «In a healthy body is a healthy mind»
The expression "In a healthy body is a healthy spirit" was originally taken from the satire of the Roman writer Juvenal and it sounded like this: "We must pray to the gods that the healthy spirit be in a healthy body." It is assumed that the basis of this line is a well-known saying in ancient Rome: “In a healthy body, a healthy mind is a rare phenomenon”.
4. Russian Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky (Владимир Маяковский)
When Mayakovsky put his famous poetic “ladder” into use, fellow poets accused him of cheating - after all, the poets were then paid for the number of lines, and Mayakovsky received 2-3 times more for poems of similar length.
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