Difference between revisions of "Pomme full grave"
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* '''grave:''' (1) serious; (2) tomb | * '''grave:''' (1) serious; (2) tomb | ||
| + | **→ contrasted with "levity" in the following line | ||
| + | * '''a pomme full grave:''' 'grave' here, if taken as 'in the ground' means a 'pomme' fully in the ground, a reference to the French 'la pomme de terre', that is: a potato | ||
[[Category: French phrases]] | [[Category: French phrases]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:06, 25 January 2020
- pomme: (French) apple → the Garden of Eden
- homme: (French) man → Adam → HCE
- fall → the Fall of Man
- grave: (1) serious; (2) tomb
- → contrasted with "levity" in the following line
- a pomme full grave: 'grave' here, if taken as 'in the ground' means a 'pomme' fully in the ground, a reference to the French 'la pomme de terre', that is: a potato
