In a message dated Sun, 9 Jun 2002 2:08:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Murphycopy writes:
> > > Magnificent Mags writes: > > << Romeo gazes upon Juliet for the first time at the Capulet fest and says... > > "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! > It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night > ******As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear****** > > > sound familiar? >> > > > This is very interesting, to say the least. Sounds to me like that bit about > the ruby and the black man's ear that Joni allegedly wrote. Now, I can't help > but wonder . . . > > What's the big deal? As Joni admitted it in "Talk to Me" - " I stole that from >Willie the Shake, you know, neither a borrower nor a lender be!" She has also >borrowed from the Bible, as in "Love", and probably from a lot of other stuff too. >She obviously reads quite a bit. Shakespeare and the Bible are in the public domain. >It's not like some heirs are going to sue her for plagiarism. Maybe JMDL should >start a Classic Literature in Joni listing. Ruthie
