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Middle Name? Rev Augustus Toplady
| Mr Red | 09 Aug 01 - 02:38 PM | |
| nutty | 08 Aug 01 - 03:40 PM | |
| Mr Red | 08 Aug 01 - 03:16 PM | |
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Middle Name? Rev Augustus Toplady
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Subject: RE: Middle Name? Rev Agustas Toplady From: Mr Red Date: 09 Aug 01 - 02:38 PM site 2 says:- Words: Augustus Montague Toplady, 1776. An unsubstantiated story says the lyrics were inspired when Toplady took shelter from a storm under a rocky overhang near England's Cheddar Gorge; he reportedly wrote the words on a playing card. Not quite true, I have seen the plaque on the rock. Unfotunately the road was widened and removed any cleft. It is nearer Burrington Combe, about 5 miles form Cheddar. Thanks nutty. |
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Subject: RE: Middle Name? Rev Agustas Toplady From: nutty Date: 08 Aug 01 - 03:40 PM There are some lovely sites based around this gentleman whose main claim to fame is that he wrote ROCK OF AGES in 1776 TOPLADY1 TOPLADY2 The answer is in the answer , Mr Red |
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Subject: Middle Name? Rev Agustas Toplady From: Mr Red Date: 08 Aug 01 - 03:16 PM The man who wrote "Rock of Ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in thee" what a surname! but I saw his middle name once and that was as curious but I can't remember it, why any ideas? - 'catters |
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