Difference between revisions of "Big rody ram"

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an old black ram / is tupping your white ewe: Shakespeare, Othello 1.1.88-9

The Adventures of Roderick Random: a novel by Tobias Smollett, published in 1748. Roderick's unattainable love interest is Narcissa → the similarity between Smollett and smolt (a stage in the life-cycle of the salmon) may be responsible for the cluster of novels by Smollett which occurs in this paragraph

Ruaidhrí Ua Concubar: Roderick [or Rory] O’Conor, last High King of Ireland → FW 003.13-14

Aries, the Ram: a constellation → in astrology the Sun is in Aries from 21 March to 20 April → does this mean that FW is set between these dates?

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-* "'''an old black ram / is tupping your white ewe'''" (I. i, 88-9) from ''Othello''
+* '''an old black ram / is tupping your white ewe:''' Shakespeare, ''Othello'' 1.1.88-9
-* '''rody''' = ''ruddy'', i.e. the pinkness of the salmon
+* '''ruddy:''' any reddish colour &rarr; the pinkness of the salmon
-* ''The Adventures of Roderick Random'' is a novel by Tobias Smollett, published in 1748. Roderick's unattainable love interest is [[Issy | Narcissa]].
+* '''''The Adventures of Roderick Random'':''' a novel by Tobias Smollett, published in 1748. Roderick's unattainable love interest is [[Issy|Narcissa]] &rarr; the similarity between ''Smollett'' and ''smolt'' (a stage in the life-cycle of the salmon) may be responsible for the cluster of novels by Smollett which occurs in this paragraph
+* '''rowdy'''
+* '''rod:''' a fishing rod to catch the Salmon of Knowledge
+* '''Ruaidhrí Ua Concubar:''' Roderick [or Rory] O’Conor, last High King of Ireland &rarr; [[Page_3|FW 003.13-14]]
+* '''ram:''' (''Hebrew'') high &rarr; High King
+* '''Aries, the Ram:''' a constellation &rarr; in astrology the Sun is in Aries from 21 March to 20 April &rarr; does this mean that FW is set between these dates?
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