At 10:38 AM 4/20/02 -0400 Gautam Mukunda wrote:
>You wouldn't - fair in this context means "beautiful" not "light-colored."
Ok, maybe this is an urban-legend, but my understanding was always that
"fair maiden" referred to "pale-skinned." That is, in the Middle Ages the
only way a woman could become "pale-skinned" would be to spend all her days
indoors, and as such, be fairly wealthy.
JDG
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