Originally posted by Norfolk Born
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Do shout folks, when a clue is desired
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Your doubt is well-founded, my dear Mr Born
Do shout folks, when a clue is desired
Last edited by Nick Armstrong; 15-12-11, 12:50."...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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Could the silk manufacturer be a Worm?Originally posted by Caliban View PostYour doubt is well-founded, my dear Mr Born
Do shout folks, when a clue is desired :bigrin:[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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Fraid not...Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post"...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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Now would do just fine, thanks! I've been stumbling around in the dark for some time.....Originally posted by Caliban View PostYour doubt is well-founded, my dear Mr Born
Do shout folks, when a clue is desired
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Is one element literary?Comment
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It is, Anna! As is the W itself. There is a second intimately-linked W of a musical variety tooOriginally posted by Anna View Post
"...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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"...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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Mmmm... 'Schmerzen' seems to rule out Young Werther.Comment
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only if Norfolk or somebody will do a question for me, pleaseOriginally posted by Caliban View Post
Otto Wesendonck, the silk merchant. Two of the Wesendonck lieder. And Mathilde W. died 31/8/1902 if that's the relevant date.
Please Mr Norfolk, set us a question (assuming the above is correct). Actually I started off with Werther, then got sidetracked.Comment
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Well! I was totally wrong (again) because when I asked if it were literary I had in mind The Sorrows of Young Werther, as Norfy and mercia did, but couldn't tie anything else in but there is Silk involved in that book isn't there? And I tried to tie it in with those Werther sweets! Never heard of Wesendonck I confess.Originally posted by mercia View PostComment
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"...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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"...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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Touché !! No honestly, I don't do lieder (sentimental rubbish) but what's the literary connection?Originally posted by Caliban View Post*Mutatis mutandis
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