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Re: CHAT Bethesda et al. (was: Brithenig-heads)

From:And Rosta <a.rosta@...>
Date:Friday, April 21, 2000, 9:47
BP:
> At 01:45 15.4.2000 +0100, And Rosta wrote: > > >(Oddly, I've always associated "beth" with 'sheep', probably because of > >"O little lamb of Bethlehem", and the onomatopoeia of [bE].) > > Because of: "the lamb beth". Don't remember where it's found tho. Blake?
What is "the lamb beth"? Lambeth is a London borough south of the river. I believe (with the usual unreliability) that Blake lived in Lambeth. --And.