Sexual meaning of chimney and chimney sweeps in the 18th century?

[Robin Hamilton]

> How very confusing, Robin!
>
> Judy

What's confusing?

That Farmer dissed the Street, or that he was a pornographer or a
plagiarist, or he was sloppy when it came to texts?

I could give you chapter-and-verse on all three counts.

        :-((

I love the man, but he drives me mad!

R.

> On 29 March 2010 18:42, Robin Hamilton
> <robin.hamilton2 at btinternet.com>wrote:
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>> > Robin, he didn't *have to* leave home much, then---presumably he had
>> > spirit-visitors.
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>> > Best,
>> >
>> > Judy
>>
>> On a *good day, Farmer was barking mad -- on a badhair day he was (even
>> by
>> the standards of the 19th C) a pornographic plagiariatst who was sloppy
>> with
>> his texts.
>>
>> I love him this side of idolatry, but still, sometimes I'd like to drive
>> a
>> stake through his heart.
>>
>> R.
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