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  • Nick Armstrong
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    • Nov 2010
    • 26574

    Originally posted by Caliban View Post
    Here's a J then, four closely-related elements: a king, a queen, a prophetess and a strong man are connected by this J
    In view of the resounding silence, and what with it being late, and tomorrow morning being awash with Gallic rugby players of both hues, I'll give an overnight clue: the four individuals described are all Biblical.
    "...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

      strong man got to be Samson I guess
      prophetesses we've got a choice, Deborah, Esther, Hannah, Miriam, Rachel, Rebecca, Sarah and more besides
      lots of Kings
      Queen Esther, Queen of Sheba
      obviously Handel springs to mind with all these people
      can't find any Js yet .......................
      EDIT, however with Calorgas's liking for Belshazzar and Handel having done a Belshazzar I think I might make a stab at J = Jennens
      Last edited by mercia; 15-10-11, 06:28.

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      • Nick Armstrong
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        • Nov 2010
        • 26574

        Originally posted by mercia View Post
        strong man got to be Samson I guess
        prophetesses we've got a choice, Deborah, Esther, Hannah, Miriam, Rachel, Rebecca, Sarah and more besides
        lots of Kings
        Queen Esther, Queen of Sheba
        obviously Handel springs to mind with all these people
        can't find any Js yet .......................

        Bravo mercia

        Samson, Deborah the Prophetess and Queen Esther are right - as is the Handelian as well as the biblical link....

        The King: well, not unrelated to the D question this round.

        You're getting there!!
        "...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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        • antongould
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          • Nov 2010
          • 8833

          go on mercia my son!

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          • mercia
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            • Nov 2010
            • 8920

            is my Jennens wrong?
            my EDIT was simultaneous with your post
            King David in Messiah and Israel in Egypt, both Jennens scribblings
            or perhaps one particular singer appeared in all of these, I wonder ..................................
            Last edited by mercia; 15-10-11, 06:57.

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            • mercia
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 8920

              are you still sampling the delights of Barthelona, AG?

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              • antongould
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                • Nov 2010
                • 8833

                No back on Grandson watch - do you ever go to bed?

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                • mercia
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                  • Nov 2010
                  • 8920

                  Originally posted by antongould View Post
                  do you ever go to bed?
                  yes, but not for very long

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                  • antongould
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                    • Nov 2010
                    • 8833

                    have we lost caliban to 15 frenchman or however many participate nowadays?

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                    • Nick Armstrong
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                      • Nov 2010
                      • 26574

                      Sorry folks, otherwise engaged. Jennens is wrong I'm afraid mercia... and it's not about singers either !

                      (Playing now anton !)
                      "...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

                        Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                        Jennens is wrong
                        fair enough
                        wild guess:- Judges (Book of)?
                        that's my final offer. over to someone else now.
                        Last edited by mercia; 15-10-11, 09:36.

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                        • Nick Armstrong
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                          • Nov 2010
                          • 26574

                          Originally posted by mercia View Post
                          fair enough
                          wild guess:- Judges (Book of)?
                          that's my final offer. over to someone else now.
                          No, not Judges either...

                          Any more offers? A clue seems in order.

                          I could have added to the 4 Handelian clues that the "J" also connects to J.S. Bach and Henry Purcell....
                          "...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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                          • antongould
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                            • Nov 2010
                            • 8833

                            Struggling terribly caliban - JSB, HP and GFH wrote so little music................................
                            I fear the French were lucky!?

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                            • Nick Armstrong
                              Host
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 26574

                              Sorry folks I seem to have perpetrated a bit of a tough one.

                              Oh God.....*




                              (*clue )
                              "...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

                                Jesus / Jehovah / Jahwe (however you spell that) ?

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