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Thread #151772 Message #3546246
Posted By: pavane
06-Aug-13 - 03:27 PM
Thread Name: Mantle or maidenhead; what does it mean?
Subject: RE: Mantle or maidenhead; what does it mean?
Fairport dramatically pruned the song, which has many more verses. Probably just as well, but inevitably some meaning was lost. One of my all-time favourites.