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| − | Ambit: the bounds or limits of a place or district; a sphere of action, expression, or influence (Merriam-Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambit ) | + | Ambit: the bounds or limits of a place or district; a sphere of action, expression, or influence ( Merriam-Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambit ) |
| − | Page 19: "Where the Bee Sucks" cites the composer Robert Johnson. The composer had died long before 1659; that citation is slightly misleading. He did set Ariel's songs to music but they were "harmonised for three voices by Dr. John Wilson". The book "Cheerful Ayres or Ballads" is Wilson's, not Johnson's. | + | Page 19: |
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| + | "Where the Bee Sucks" cites the composer Robert Johnson. The composer had died long before 1659; that citation is slightly misleading. He did set Ariel's songs to music but they were "harmonised for three voices by Dr. John Wilson". The book "Cheerful Ayres or Ballads" is Wilson's, not Johnson's. | ||
See also: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Johnson,_Robert_(fl.1626)_(DNB00) | See also: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Johnson,_Robert_(fl.1626)_(DNB00) | ||
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| + | Ort: a morsel left at a meal; scrap. ( Merriam-Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ort ) | ||
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| + | La Changhaienne: French, "Shanghainese". Changhai = Shanghai, most populous city in China. To "Shanghai" a sailor is to obtain them by nefarious means, often involving intoxicants. | ||
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Ambit: the bounds or limits of a place or district; a sphere of action, expression, or influence ( Merriam-Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambit )
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"Where the Bee Sucks" cites the composer Robert Johnson. The composer had died long before 1659; that citation is slightly misleading. He did set Ariel's songs to music but they were "harmonised for three voices by Dr. John Wilson". The book "Cheerful Ayres or Ballads" is Wilson's, not Johnson's.
See also: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Johnson,_Robert_(fl.1626)_(DNB00)
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Ort: a morsel left at a meal; scrap. ( Merriam-Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ort )
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La Changhaienne: French, "Shanghainese". Changhai = Shanghai, most populous city in China. To "Shanghai" a sailor is to obtain them by nefarious means, often involving intoxicants.
- Matt
