What are clues that this passage comes from the beginning of the myth ?

postive, comparative, superlative - good, better, best

recall how we defined nouns as words capable of having plurals and possessive endings. adjectives (and their first cousin, the adverb) also have a feature that distinguishes them. they come in three states. first, the raw adjective—in its positive state—merely describes the noun modified; it doesn’t care about how this particular person or thing stacks up against other members of the same noun class

the third answer is right : )

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it is believed to be alfred, lord himself

i believe it is "“i’ll beat thee, but i would infect my hands.”

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