Congreve wrote "Music has charms to soothe a savage breast."
I guess Bugs Bunny wasn't a plagiarist.
Today's Question:
Give the full name of the fictional doctor who begins his reminiscences thusly: "In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army. Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon."
This definitely sounds likes Sherlock Holmes ' cohort, Dr. John H. Watson. He was a medical doctor that served in the military in India in the late 1800s. I don't recall reading he was with the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers but I believe Watson is the answer they're after.
(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, December 19, 2011; http://www.online-literature.com/congreve/; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/plagiarist; quotationsbook.com; http://uk.ask.com/question/what-is-a-fusilier; http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/home.htm; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u56qq_C_hUw; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrFM_140pKg)
Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack
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