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chained_bear commented on the word phaethon
"Down, down I come like a glist'ring Phaeton..."
--Richard II, William Shakespeare
(I haven't checked today, but I'm fairly certain my version has it spelled without that second H. Weird. And, interestingly, phaeton is a kind of chariot or carriage. So... I guess it would make sense either way.)
December 22, 2007