Mithridates: The Man Who Lived to a Ripe Old Age

The image displays a poem by A.E. Housman titled 'There was a king reigned in the East,' which describes a king who eats and drinks poison at a feast, causing his attendants to panic, but he remains unharmed. The text is presented in a simple black font on a white background, formatted as a classic poem with stanza breaks and a clear attribution to the author at the bottom. The poem humorously contrasts the expectation of a deadly outcome with the king's immunity, concluding with his peaceful death.

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