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08-08-2010, 06:22 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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a red herring is a false clue - it leads you AWAY from the correct path. I don't know the origin though.
What's the origin/meaning of Leading someone down the Primrose Path?
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08-08-2010, 07:29 PM
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The future is unwritten
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Marriage.
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08-09-2010, 07:30 AM
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amnesic-confabulatory opsimath
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08-09-2010, 12:50 PM
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polaroid of perfection
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I'm sure at some point the Pilgrims are tempted by two paths and the easier of the two is strewn with primroses, ie it looks appealing, but it deviates from The Way. On the other hand I might be remembering it from Enid Blyton's The Land of Far Beyond which was a children's version of the above. In which case she might have described the path in that way because of the existing idiom. ETA - I'd be happy to give any 8+ child the above book. No I don't believe in God, but the values it espouses are quite lovely. And it's a great adventure story. And if you ignore Jebus at the end (which children without religion will) it's still a triumph of strength and goodwill. But more than that, it introduces children to allegory, and to The Pilgrim's Progress which is referenced in quite a few classic children's stories. I doubt it's in print now. But it's really worth a look if you're bringing up your children Christian And a good read even if you're not. Last edited by Sundae; 08-09-2010 at 12:57 PM. |
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08-09-2010, 12:55 PM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
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Google leads us down the path to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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