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tjj wrote: VBB wrote: Littlestone wrote: According to Mike Pitts in the British Archaeology Magazine (Jan-Feb 2008) the poem left inside Silbury on 25 September 1849 has a comma at the end of line six. In line fourteen, jealous Savage is used. Ditto both points in the version printed in the Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine of 1854. Volume 1, pp 302 (although ‘savage’ is spelt with a lower case ‘s’ there). I needed to get my magnifying glass out to look at the photo of Emmie’s poem in the BritArch Mag but I think you’re right – there seems to be no comma at the end of line six. The ‘j’ or ‘z’ of jeaous or zelous is too indistinct in the photo to say which it is (though zealous perhaps would make more sense). As you say, zealous does make more sense. Virginia Zimmerman'd transcription features on page 187 of The Story of Silbury Hill by Jim Leary and Dave Field (2010), although sadly it is amongst the footnotes. Yes indeed it is - but easy to miss When in his soil the zealous Savage paused, Drew deep his chest, pushed back his yellow hair, And scanned the growing hill with reverent gaze,- I always thought it was "When in his toil..." 'toil' for me too, there again I typed a d above instead of an s so I wouldn't take my word for it! :) Reply | with quote |  13th January 2011ce 19:16 In reply to: Re: Savages and howling barbarians... (tjj) |
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