Difference between revisions of "Elmstree"

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* '''elm tree:''' there was an elm tree in the village square in Chapelizod in Sheridan Le Fanu's ''The House by the Churchyard'', one of the key texts for FW; there may be one in HCE's back yard
 
* '''elm tree:''' there was an elm tree in the village square in Chapelizod in Sheridan Le Fanu's ''The House by the Churchyard'', one of the key texts for FW; there may be one in HCE's back yard
  
* Gladstone made a point of chopping down trees to show his fitness in his old age
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* Gladstone loved to chop down trees and continued this practice well into his old age

Revision as of 05:04, 11 April 2020

  • elm: in FW, the elm is a symbol for Shem → Shem and Shaun are often represented by tree and stone
  • elm tree: there was an elm tree in the village square in Chapelizod in Sheridan Le Fanu's The House by the Churchyard, one of the key texts for FW; there may be one in HCE's back yard
  • Gladstone loved to chop down trees and continued this practice well into his old age