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Origins: Oranges and Lemons (say the bells of...) DigiTrad: BELLS OF RHYMNEY ORANGES AND LEMONS ORANGES AND LEMONS 2 Related threads: An 'Oranges & Lemons' flyting? (34) (origins) Origins: Ben Backstay and Oranges and Lemons? (8) Oranges & Lemons. mtn dulcimer (2) In Mudcat MIDIs: Oranges and Lemons (say the bells of....) (from The Singing Game by Iona and Peter Opie)
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Subject: RE: Origins: Oranges and Lemons (say the bells of...) From: GUEST,Joe_F Date: 25 Nov 18 - 06:44 PM Mention of Orwell reminds me of this thread, which may provide additional amusement. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Oranges and Lemons (say the bells of...) From: SPB-Cooperator Date: 27 Nov 18 - 06:47 AM Further to the link above - the provision of the oranges and, then, lemon cake was funded by a legacy - 'Holborn Estate Legacy'. The same legacy that founded St Clement Danes Grammar School - which I went to in the 70s. I have some more in-depth details somewhere which I will try to find over the next couple of weeks. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Oranges and Lemons (say the bells of...) From: EBarnacle Date: 27 Nov 18 - 01:56 PM I suspect that there is something missing here. A book I read recently mentioned that decapitation was reserved for high crimes and the upper classes. Why would the "chopper to chop off your head" be included in a list of bells tolling on the way to an execution? Perhaps there is a more concrete historical tie. |
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