The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #2858   Message #12829
Posted By: Bruce
22-Sep-97 - 12:21 PM
Thread Name: Lovingkindness Song Circle
Subject: RE: Lovingkindness Song Circle
See a version of "Coming thro' the Rye" in DT.
'kiss' was a common 17th and 18th century euphemism for sexual intercourse.
E.g., "Some say that kissing's a sin", descended from a 17th century broadside ballad.