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And so no force, however great, Can stretch a cord, however fine, Into a horizontal line That shall be absolutely straight. Quoted as an example of accidental metre and rhyme.

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Quote Author: Archilochus

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Archilochus (Greek: Ἀρχίλοχος) (c. 680 BC-c. 645 BC) was a Greek poet and supposed mercenary.

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