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  • Nick Armstrong
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    • Nov 2010
    • 26574

    Originally posted by mercia View Post
    S connecting

    part of time spent on Lysa Hora
    5th movement dreams
    a mermaid premieres Browning
    Verging upon the cryptic, Mr M
    "...the isle is full of noises,
    Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
    Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
    Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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    • mercia
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      • Nov 2010
      • 8920

      vergers and crypts are undoubtedly relevant

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      • Nick Armstrong
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        • Nov 2010
        • 26574

        Originally posted by mercia View Post
        vergers and crypts are undoubtedly relevant
        Quite so

        For we are working on the Sabbath, are we not?

        part of time spent on Lysa Hora - Night on the Bare Mountain - Mussorgsky
        5th movement dreams - fifth movement of the Symphonie Fantastique - Dreams of a witches' sabbath - Berlioz
        a mermaid premieres Browning "Sabbath Morning at Sea" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning set by Elgar in 'Sea Pictures'


        "...the isle is full of noises,
        Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
        Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
        Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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        • mercia
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 8920

          Originally posted by Caliban View Post
          For we are working on the Sabbath, are we not?

          part of time spent on Lysa Hora - Night on the Bare Mountain - Mussorgsky
          5th movement dreams - fifth movement of the Symphonie Fantastique - Dreams of a witches' sabbath - Berlioz
          a mermaid premieres Browning "Sabbath Morning at Sea" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning set by Elgar in 'Sea Pictures'
          indeed we are
          probably had Sabbath with those clues before, I forget
          I wonder if a photo of Clara as the mermaid exists

          T-T-Take it away

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          • Nick Armstrong
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            • Nov 2010
            • 26574

            Originally posted by mercia View Post
            I wonder if a photo of Clara as the mermaid exists
            Oh yes - wasn't sure about the mermaid reference. What's that about?
            "...the isle is full of noises,
            Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
            Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
            Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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            • Flay
              Full Member
              • Mar 2007
              • 5795

              Originally posted by mercia View Post
              I wonder if a photo of Clara as the mermaid exists
              Apparently so on googling it:

              It astonishes me how much personal information people put online about their children.
              Pacta sunt servanda !!!

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              • mercia
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 8920

                Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                Oh yes - wasn't sure about the mermaid reference. What's that about?
                wiki [and others] say that Clara Butt dressed as a mermaid for the premiere of Sea Pictures, 5 October 1899, Norwich Festival

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                • Nick Armstrong
                  Host
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 26574

                  Originally posted by Flay View Post
                  Apparently so on googling it:

                  It astonishes me how much personal information people put online about their children.
                  Googling 'Butt' and 'mermaid' leads to interesting results too.

                  Does my Butt look big in this?


                  "...the isle is full of noises,
                  Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                  Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                  Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                  • Nick Armstrong
                    Host
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 26574

                    Moving swiftly on.

                    An orgy followed a dream after an exalted start, for this T
                    "...the isle is full of noises,
                    Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                    Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                    Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                    • Anna

                      Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                      Moving swiftly on.
                      An orgy followed a dream after an exalted start, for this T
                      Would we be looking for a like, Gloria! type of Exalted?
                      (As you can tell, only just looked at this and am struggling to see a way in)

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                      • Nick Armstrong
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                        • Nov 2010
                        • 26574

                        Originally posted by Anna View Post
                        Would we be looking for a like, Gloria! type of Exalted?
                        (As you can tell, only just looked at this and am struggling to see a way in)
                        No, it's more literal than that.

                        We are in sunny Spain.
                        "...the isle is full of noises,
                        Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                        Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                        Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                        • Northender

                          ..where they have some fantastic dances?

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                          • Anna

                            Originally posted by Northender View Post
                            ..where they have some fantastic dances?
                            I just looked at that but couldn't find the orgy!

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                            • Nick Armstrong
                              Host
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 26574

                              Originally posted by Northender View Post
                              ..where they have some fantastic dances?
                              Aye lad, they do that

                              Give us the whole fandango then
                              "...the isle is full of noises,
                              Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                              Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                              Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                              • Nick Armstrong
                                Host
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 26574

                                Originally posted by Anna View Post
                                I ...couldn't find the orgy!
                                Maybe you haven't knocked on enough front doors?
                                "...the isle is full of noises,
                                Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                                Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                                Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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