Difference between revisions of "Midgit pucelle"
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| + | * the cadence of this line, starting at "'''three lice nittle clinkers'''" and ending here at '''pucelle''' echoes "3 French hens ('''pucelle'''?), 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree." | ||
Latest revision as of 10:30, 30 September 2017
- midget: P T Barnum displayed midgets in his shows
- midge: a louse, etc
- puce: (French) a flea
- pucelle: (French) maiden
- the cadence of this line, starting at "three lice nittle clinkers" and ending here at pucelle echoes "3 French hens (pucelle?), 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree."
