There are two forms of lower-case S used in that kind of typesetting. The long S is used in mid-word but never as the first or last character of a word. If there is a double 's' in a word, the first is a long 's' and the second is a short one.
When this was done, sometimes the long and short 's' would be ligatured together, to become one character. That's where the German esszet comes from; the thing that looks like a beta. This is how 'Strasse' becomes 'StraBe' - the interim state is 'Strafse'
2007-12-23 03:18:03
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answered by parspants 5
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Here's a link to an article that explains who the nine Muses are and how the phrase "tenth Muse" has been used in reference to poetry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse
2007-12-23 11:49:39
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answered by classmate 7
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They are not fs just the so-called long S, used for initial and middle s. The 10th muse was a nickname of Sappho the Lesbian (in both senses) poetess.
2007-12-23 12:23:32
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answered by gravybaby 3
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I don't know who the tenth muse is and the first guy answered the question about the esses and the effs...but I DO know who the dark lady is, I know who the rival poet is, and I know who he was writing to
2007-12-23 11:28:01
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answered by Anonymous
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