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Thread #17738 Message #1368902
Posted By: kytrad (Jean Ritchie)
01-Jan-05 - 03:40 PM
Thread Name: Why Did Barbara Allen Refuse?
Subject: RE: Why Did Barbara Allen Refuse?
Desdemona, you have not 'read with understanding!' The verse says,
You drank the health of the ladies all round, And you slighted Barbara Allen.
The imagined SLIGHT was why she refused. Simple! The old "woman scorned" feeling.