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Thread #11139 Message #686586
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
09-Apr-02 - 06:51 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Green Laurel / Green Grows the Laurel
Subject: RE: the green laurel / green grows the laurel
Found a site which claims that "Green Grow the Lilacs" was written during the Civil War by Fred Brooks. No supporting evidence. When did the rushes-rashes-laurels change to lilacs?