Re: Re; Ergativity

--- Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...> wrote:
> John Cowan wrote:
> > There's a Christmas carol, "The Holly and the
> Ivy", whose chorus goes:
> >
> >         Oh, the rising of the Sun,
> >         And the running of the deer;
> >         The playing of the merry organ,
> >         Sweet singing in the choir.
>
> Are 'deer' and 'choir' supposed to rhyme in
> that?
For that matter, are Sun and organ supposed to
rhyme?

Padraic.


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