On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 19:00:41 -0500, Bruce Olson wrote:
The Library of Congress has 'Crosby's Irish Musical Repository', 1808,
which contain the tune "The Unfortunate Rake", and is tha source of the
Bruce,
Is this online? I don't see it in the American Memory Collection choices.
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Abby Sale wrote:
On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 19:00:41 -0500, Bruce Olson wrote:
The Library of Congress has 'Crosby's Irish Musical Repository', 1808,
which contain the tune "The Unfortunate Rake", and is tha source of the
Bruce,
Is this online? I don't see it in the American Memory
Janice Hopper wrote:
Well, no, it isn't. A rock is another word for distaff, the holder for the
flax or wool that was being spun.
From M-W.com
Main Entry: 3rock
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English roc, from Middle Dutch rocke; akin
to Old High German rocko distaff
Date: 14th
Nigel Gather wrote, some time ago,
But what's happened to some of the old fowk? Gary Blair left the list
because there wasn't enough traffic on it, which seems an odd reason
indeed. But what happened to the likes of Philip Whittaker and are you
still there, Chic? Does Erica still listen in? Jan
