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PatB
Very interesting and I'd need another read or two to get right down to the gravy.
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 17, 2013 at 8:13 PM
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What a find!! An amusing look into what was considered riské at the time. Great that you can share it with us.
posted by
adnohr
on September 17, 2013 at 8:07 PM
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This was a deliciously naughty time...not as evil as the earlier but yes before the strict miserable Victorian times. Just wonderful
posted by
Kabu
on September 17, 2013 at 6:54 PM
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I like the way in which the poem flows.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM
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Ah, the naughty era between the Puritans and Victoria...
posted by
Ciel
on September 17, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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happened on here again by chance... 
posted by
Carolyn_Moe
on September 17, 2013 at 9:16 AM
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One can imagine the young ladies tittering over this Pat. A bit risque' for the time. How language changes and we try to be perfect in our time. Quite amusing and he is not afraid to change the rhyming pattern
posted by
C_C_T
on September 17, 2013 at 8:25 AM
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posted by
Carolyn_Moe
on September 17, 2013 at 6:41 AM
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Pat
This is a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y hilarious!!! Here's a toast to Rev. Barham, and to you, of course, for finding him...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 17, 2013 at 6:12 AM
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