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Thread #173907   Message #4217828
Posted By: DaveRo
23-Feb-25 - 02:02 AM
Thread Name: Is 'black as any moor' acceptable?
Subject: RE: Is 'black as any moor' acceptable?
Black belt caterpillar wrestler wrote: There is more to this than apparent at first glance.
The first line would perhaps make more sense if it were:
"Girls, come unto the door though I'm black as any Moor"
That is he is encouraging the housemaids to open the door in response to his cry.

Maybe there is less to this than my first glance.

I expect it's been studied and analysed.