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 Biceps.Bick’erstaff (Isaac). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Biceps Parnassus (Pers. Prol. 2),
 
i.e. Parnassus with two heads or tops (bis caput).   1
       
“Nec fonte labra prolui caballino,
Nec in bicipiti somniasse Parnasso
Memini, ut repente sic poeta prodireir
       
Persius: Satires (prologue.
 


 Biceps.Bick’erstaff (Isaac). 

 
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