Those that can’t beat the ass, beat the saddle. - Robert Graves

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Those that can’t beat the ass, beat the saddle.

Robert Graves

I, Claudius: from the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius · March 6, 2014 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Robert Graves

Robert Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was a prolific English poet, scholar and novelist. He is most famous for his autobiographical work Goodbye to All That, and works on classical themes and mythology, such as I, Claudius, The Greek Myths and The White Goddess. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves.

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Birth Name: Robert von Ranke Graves

Native Name: Robert Ranke Graves

Alternative Names: Robert von Ranke-Graves • Robert Von Ranke-Graves

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Love without hope, as when the young bird-catcher
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