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Volume: CBÉ 0189

Date
1935
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0189, Page 191

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0189, Page 191

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  1. The Gentleman and Lady

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    There was a gentleman and a lady "talking" wan time. The gentleman used to come to see the lady several times a week. There was a butler working in the house and he used to hear them making love to each other.
    This night he heard the gentleman saying to the lady:
    "O Eyes of a dave!
    Your alabastar neck.
    Sets my heart afire
    O Cupid!"
    The butler was "talking" to wan of the servants himself so he thought he say the name to her when he'd see he. The next time he met her he says
    "O Eyes of a duck
    Your yallow blasted neck
    Sets my heart on fire
    O Blue pot!"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Date
    March 1936
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant