Although there are scatterred references to the numbering of the layers in the Elizabethan period, I think the phrase "seventh heaven" derives more from the Islamic and Cabalist traditions. dt
At 05:45 PM 5/31/2008, you wrote: >On May 31, 2008, at 6:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> At least in Finnish we still say "seventh heaven", when referring >>to something very wanted is achieved > >We have the same phrase in English. I never put it together with your >derivation until now. > >>And so on. You'll find this kind of references here and >>there in our languages actually quite often ... > >It is amazing how many little sayings like that come down from so >long ago, particularly a lot from Shakespeare. A quick Google search >turns up a TV show of the same title. I bet there is a popular song >or two too. > > >Ed Durbrow >Saitama, Japan >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
