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Thread #157848 Message #3729617
Posted By: Snuffy
11-Aug-15 - 12:01 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Betsey the Milk-Maid/Blackberry Fold
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Betsey the Milk-Maid/Blackberry Fold
Could it mean that clear refers to the throwing, not to the water in the river - they threw him "clear into" the river - i.e. well away from the banks, so he would be swiftly carried away?