[Footnote:] Pliny the Elder described a Whale called "Balaena or Whirlpool, which is so long and broad as to take up more… — Will Cuppy Copy Share Image
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“[Pliny the Elder] used to say that “no book was so bad but some good might be got out of it.” — Pliny the Younger Copy Share Image
Pliny the Elder perished in 79 A.D. when he refused to flee from the great eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, insisting that everything… — Will Cuppy Copy Share Image
Pliny the Elder, who when Rome was burning requested Nero to play You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Lucille. Never… — Red Buttons Copy Share Image
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He [Pliny the Elder] used to say that 'no book [etc] was so bad but some good might be got out of… — Pliny the Younger Copy Share Image
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