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    Quote Originally Posted by freckle View Post
    how adorable
    absolutely

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    Henry Carey.
    1693?–1743
    Sally in our Alley
    OF all the girls that are so smart
    There 's none like pretty Sally;
    She is the darling of my heart,
    And she lives in our alley.
    There is no lady in the land
    Is half so sweet as Sally;
    She is the darling of my heart,
    And she lives in our alley.

    Her father he makes cabbage-nets,
    And through the streets does cry 'em;
    Her mother she sells laces long
    To such as please to buy 'em;
    But sure such folks could ne'er beget
    So sweet a girl as Sally!
    She is the darling of my heart,
    And she lives in our alley.

    When she is by, I leave my work,
    I love her so sincerely;
    My master comes like any Turk,
    And bangs me most severely:
    But let him bang his bellyful,
    I'll bear it all for Sally;
    She is the darling of my heart,
    And she lives in our alley.

    Of all the days that 's in the week
    I dearly love but one day—
    And that 's the day that comes betwixt
    A Saturday and Monday;
    For then I'm drest all in my best
    To walk abroad with Sally;
    She is the darling of my heart,
    And she lives in our alley.

    My master carries me to church,
    And often am I blamèd
    Because I leave him in the lurch
    As soon as text is namèd;
    I leave the church in sermon-time
    And slink away to Sally;
    She is the darling of my heart,
    And she lives in our alley.

    When Christmas comes about again,
    O, then I shall have money;
    I'll hoard it up, and box it all,
    I'll give it to my honey:
    I would it were ten thousand pound,
    I'd give it all to Sally;
    She is the darling of my heart,
    And she lives in our alley.

    My master and the neighbors all
    Make gave of me and Sally,
    And, but for her, I'd better be
    A slave and row a galley;
    But when my seven long years are out,
    O, then I'll marry Sally;
    O, then we'll wed, and then we'll bed—
    But not in our alley!
    Last edited by Harry H Howgill; 20-12-2009 at 09:50 PM.

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    Love.

    One touch my heart stops,
    Your eyes speak to me,
    Sunlight catching the highlights in your hair,
    Your my Aphrodite perfect in every way,
    Our love is timeless,endless travelling through the ether,
    We are one bonded together by the tree of life,
    Star children forever.

    By Matt Harmston

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry H Howgill View Post
    Henry Carey. 1693?–1743 444. Sally in our Alley OF all the girls that are so smart There 's none like pretty Sally;She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley.There is no lady in the land 5 Is half so sweet as Sally;She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley. Her father he makes cabbage-nets, And through the streets does cry 'em; 10Her mother she sells laces long To such as please to buy 'em;But sure such folks could ne'er beget So sweet a girl as Sally!She is the darling of my heart, 15 And she lives in our alley. When she is by, I leave my work, I love her so sincerely;My master comes like any Turk, And bangs me most severely: 20But let him bang his bellyful, I'll bear it all for Sally;She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley. Of all the days that 's in the week 25 I dearly love but one day—And that 's the day that comes betwixt A Saturday and Monday;For then I'm drest all in my best To walk abroad with Sally; 30She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley. My master carries me to church, And often am I blamèdBecause I leave him in the lurch 35 As soon as text is namèd;I leave the church in sermon-time And slink away to Sally;She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley. 40 When Christmas comes about again, O, then I shall have money;I'll hoard it up, and box it all, I'll give it to my honey:I would it were ten thousand pound, 45 I'd give it all to Sally;She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley. My master and the neighbors all Make gave of me and Sally, 50And, but for her, I'd better be A slave and row a galley;But when my seven long years are out, O, then I'll marry Sally;O, then we'll wed, and then we'll bed— 55 But not in our alley!
    I always knew you were an old fashioned boy Harry! like it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by freckle View Post
    I always knew you were an old fashioned boy Harry! like it!
    I'm also a quick formatter

    I was hoping there would be a good ending as I read through it and I wasn't disappointed.

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    tri...here's a nice little link re slyvia and ted....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gixYZrmayA

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    Thanks freckle thats great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freckle View Post
    tri...here's a nice little link re slyvia and ted....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gixYZrmayA
    That was well worth watching. I'll catch upwith part 2 later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freckle View Post
    I have seen it.... its a great film, emotional as you would expect...Ted Hughes published the Birthday Letters which consists of the poems he wrote to Plath, every year on her birthday after they seperated.....i have previously posted "the tender place" which was hughes comment on her treatment for depression...i also reall like st botolph's, this describes their famous meeting where plath bit his cheek!... i love his description of her eyes "squeezed in your face, a crush of diamonds"......i think if i recall correctly stevie is a fan of hughes......
    Funny you should say that shortly before I logged on, and funny that I was looking at Birthday Letters in a book shop in America (Baltimore) last week... which I must read some time.

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    I've just come across one of the best titles for a poem I've seen for a while. It was a shame that the poem itself didn't grab me in the same way. It was by Thomas Gray if you want to look it up....

    Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat
    Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes

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