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'The only legend I have ever loved is
the story of a daughter lost in hell.
And found and rescued there.'

 

- from 'The Pomegranate' by Eavan Boland

 

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Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:22:40 -0800 walking the line http://sophienicholls.posterous.com/walking-the-line http://sophienicholls.posterous.com/walking-the-line

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Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:51:00 -0800 sonnemoliwe http://sophienicholls.posterous.com/sonnemoliwe http://sophienicholls.posterous.com/sonnemoliwe

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Found on a house wall in Bamburgh, Northumberland. What an intriguing word. I have no idea what it means - or even what language it is - and a Google search didn't reveal much.

Could it be from Old English sonne? Or is it Dutch?

I've a vague memory that -liwe was the suffix -like in O.E?

I'd love to hear from anyone who knows...

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Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:19:43 -0800 lillilow http://sophienicholls.posterous.com/lillilow http://sophienicholls.posterous.com/lillilow

lillilow - Old Yorkshire dialect, meaning 'light'

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'Moors are a stage
for the performance of heaven.'

- Ted Hughes, The Remains of Elmet 

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