Re: Re; Ergativity

Costentin Cornomorus wrote at 2003-08-17 00:07:55 (-0700)
 > --- John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
 > > Costentin Cornomorus scripsit:
 > >
 > > > For that matter, are Sun and organ supposed to > rhyme?
 > >
 > > I doubt it.  The stanzas rhyme ABCB (or XBXB), at least before
 > > the sound changes that screwed up most of the rhymes.
 >
 > I didn't know it was thát old a song!
 >
 > Padraic.
 >
 >

According to this page[1] it was probably composed around 1700 in
Gloucestershire.  I'm sure someone here could work out whether this
supports the idea that it originally rhymed.


[1] http://www.niu.edu/northerntoday/2002/dec9/carolofyear.shtml

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