[Ads-l] a-rove?

[Jonathan Lighter]

I didn't read these before my latest post on the other thread.

Honest.

JL

On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
wrote:

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> > On Jun 2, 2015, at 9:29 AM, GUY LETOURNEAU Owner =
> <guy1656 at CENTURYLINK.NET> wrote:
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> > Reminded me of the old maritime song:
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> > "A-rovin', A-rovin',=20
> > Since rovin's been my ru-i-in,
> > I'll go no more a-roving
> > with you fair maid.."
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> And then there's Byron...
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> So, we'll go no more a rovin'
>    So late into the night,
> Though the heart be still as lovin',
>    And the moon be still as bright.
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> For the sword outwears its sheath,
>    And the soul wears out the breast,
> And the heart must pause to breathe,
>    And love itself have rest.
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> Though the night was made for lovin',
>    And the day returns too soon,
> Yet we'll go no more a rovin'
>    By the light of the moon.
>
> Very nicely sung by Joan Baez
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> LH
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