On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:24:04 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>and to which modern  
>readers would be going "Huh?"

Do you think so? 

It is subtle by his lights, try from Midsummer Nights Dream.

THISBY. O wall, full often hast thou beard my moans,
    For parting my fair Pyramus and me!
    My cherry lips have often kiss'd thy stones,
    Thy stones with lime and hair knit up in thee.


THISBY. I kiss the wall's hole, not your lips at all.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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