I think I found that one on Twitter.
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You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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A detail I noticed: All the couplets are a perfect rhyme except for the last two lines. I know pronunciations change over time. I wonder if when that was written, "her" was pronounced something like "hair" to rhyme with "share"; or "share" was pronounced like "sure" to rhyme with "her".
I know that's sometimes how linguists figure out what pronunciations were like hundreds of years ago. For example, I remember learning that in the the England of the 1600's, "tea" was apparently pronounced like "tay" because of the way it was rhymed.
I know that's sometimes how linguists figure out what pronunciations were like hundreds of years ago. For example, I remember learning that in the the England of the 1600's, "tea" was apparently pronounced like "tay" because of the way it was rhymed.
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I thought that same thing, that the last two lines don't rhyme to us, but if you imagine the storyteller having a thick Irish or Scottish accent, it makes sense. The Irish say 'tay' for tea all the time, and I have heard them say 'hair' for 'her'.donnie wrote: ↑Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:00 amA detail I noticed: All the couplets are a perfect rhyme except for the last two lines. I know pronunciations change over time. I wonder if when that was written, "her" was pronounced something like "hair" to rhyme with "share"; or "share" was pronounced like "sure" to rhyme with "her".
For example, I remember learning that in the the England of the 1600's, "tea" was apparently pronounced like "tay" because of the way it was rhymed.
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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Yes, you're right. I had an Irish violin teacher when I was in college, and I'm pretty sure he pronounced "her" that way.
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I'm reading Riley's Love Lyrics, a poetry book full of love poems by James Whitcomb Riley. Some are so beautiful. I've read a few pages so far, and one specifically took my breath away. It's called The Passing of A Heart.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/internetpo ... eart-poem/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/internetpo ... eart-poem/
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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Isn't that a poignant and moving poem!Kitty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:24 pmI'm reading Riley's Love Lyrics, a poetry book full of love poems by James Whitcomb Riley. Some are so beautiful. I've read a few pages so far, and one specifically took my breath away. It's called The Passing of A Heart.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/internetpo ... eart-poem/
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I loved that. I think this one is going to have a nice review in the book reading threaddonnie wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:56 pmIsn't that a poignant and moving poem!Kitty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:24 pmI'm reading Riley's Love Lyrics, a poetry book full of love poems by James Whitcomb Riley. Some are so beautiful. I've read a few pages so far, and one specifically took my breath away. It's called The Passing of A Heart.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/internetpo ... eart-poem/
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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You can feel the passion in the lines
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~ Cicero, Letters to Friends, Book IX Letter IV
~ Cicero, Letters to Friends, Book IX Letter IV