Does anyone know the origin of this expression? Is it biblical or
classical?
I have a notion that the Corinthian/Commoners dichotomy is analogous to
Gentlemen/Players, the Corinthians being successors to Dandies and similar
high- (and loose-) living young gentlemen of means. Does it pre-date the
formation of the Corinthians football club in 1882?
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Noel
