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From Ungulates Outwards. A Systematic Set of Names for the Simplest Oblique Pieces.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jeff Rients wrote on Tue, May 18, 2004 11:21 AM EDT:
I don't think the origin of the term is American, but British. 'Pope's Nose' is also mention in the James Joyce novel <i>A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man</i>.