As I fan of Olde and Middle English ... THANK YOU!!! I love that poem, and reading it in Middle English made it that much better.

Now, if only I could fully pronounce ME ...
Sara | Homepage | 02.09.05 - 10:51 pm | #

Honestly, the only way I can read it is to say it aloud; the my ears can tell me what the word is far more accurately than my eyes can puzzle out the visual patterns of the letter groups.

I hang my head in shame. I am an MA in English Lit and I still have to read my ME and OE aloud.

Then again, I think my subconscious also insists on me reading it aloud just because I love the sounds. They're so melodic. (Probably also the reason I began to teach myself Old Norse: I love the sound patterns.)
Autumn | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 11:25 am | #

Out, out, harrow!
Meredith | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 12:04 pm | #

Thank you...so in clicking on the site for the lovely song I found...

"Visitors interested in Pogues Lyrics may also interested in:

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Hmm. How many of us are guilty, I wonder?

So I have been searching for the lyrics of another lovely song that slams the empire--this time of Scotish descent, I believe. It was the last song each night (by "passionate" Scots) at The Scotsman's Lounge in Edinbugh. Since it was last I was of no state to remember it the next morning. The refrain ends... "And send them homeword / To think again." Lovely song I tell you...can anyone help?
Mike | 02.10.05 - 1:08 pm | #

Mike's looking for "The Flower of Scotland"

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http://www.siliconglen.com/Scotl...land/ 9_3_1.html

and I'm Glad To Help.
Anne | Homepage | 02.10.05 - 2:22 pm | #