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An elephant giving birth to a mouse

Posted by Baceseras on April 13, 2011 at 16:53

In Reply to: An elephant giving birth to a mouse posted by John Franck on April 13, 2011 at 14:19:

: Where does the saying "an elephant giving birth to a mouse" originate?

[The Latin poet Horace: "Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus." "The labor of mountains, to bring forth a mouse." - Baceseras.]

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