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Thread #39035   Message #3859058
Posted By: GUEST,jim bainbridge
05-Jun-17 - 12:24 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Recruited Collier
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Recruited Collier
Yes but if she cannot bear it, why say 'him'- I can only surmise that it was an 18th century usage where him/it were the same thing. I don't sing the song, but if I did, I'd sing 'IT' & make sense...