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Sat 30 Nov, 2013 02:40 am
Context:
White thy
fambles, red thy
gan
And thy
quarrons dainty is.
Couch a
hogshead with me then.
In the
Darkmans clip and kiss.
—James Joyce, 'Ulysses', p. 59.
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Before_Larry_Was_Stretched
(Note: It seems that I posted the thread long before; failed to search out though)
A hogshead is a barrel in which spiritous liquor is kept, and equals 120 gllons imperial or 145 gallons U.S. To clip means to embrace. I can't help you with the rest of that nonsense. I suspect Joyce was taking the piss of outmoded English words.
@Setanta,
However, people tried decoding the verses already:
Quote:White thy hands, red thy mouth,
And thy body dainty is,
Lie down with me then,
In the night embrace and kiss.
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