Difference between revisions of "The fairest sin the sunsaw"
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* '''the first sin''' → original sin and the Fall of Man | * '''the first sin''' → original sin and the Fall of Man | ||
| − | * '''fairest sign''' → the rainbow seen by Noah (who sent out two birds & | + | * '''fairest sign''' → the rainbow seen by Noah (who sent out two birds → continuing the bird imagery in this paragraph) |
* '''the fairest sin the sunsaw (that's cearc!)''' → "the fairest sign the sun saw (that's the ark!)" &ndash suggests a reversal of perspective, the sun seeing the "sign" of the ark, instead of Noah seeing the sign of the rainbow → the Hen, gathering goods, in her knapsack also collects a rainbow or an ark | * '''the fairest sin the sunsaw (that's cearc!)''' → "the fairest sign the sun saw (that's the ark!)" &ndash suggests a reversal of perspective, the sun seeing the "sign" of the ark, instead of Noah seeing the sign of the rainbow → the Hen, gathering goods, in her knapsack also collects a rainbow or an ark | ||
* '''since the sun set''' | * '''since the sun set''' | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 14 October 2010
- the first sin → original sin and the Fall of Man
- fairest sign → the rainbow seen by Noah (who sent out two birds → continuing the bird imagery in this paragraph)
- the fairest sin the sunsaw (that's cearc!) → "the fairest sign the sun saw (that's the ark!)" &ndash suggests a reversal of perspective, the sun seeing the "sign" of the ark, instead of Noah seeing the sign of the rainbow → the Hen, gathering goods, in her knapsack also collects a rainbow or an ark
- since the sun set
