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Author Topic: Galanthus elwesii 'Trumpington'  (Read 3289 times)

steve owen

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Re: Galanthus elwesii 'Trumpington'
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2018, 09:13:41 AM »
Yes, just rechecked the Rupert Brooke poem and it actually mentions Trumpington but not in a terribly complimentary way. So hang on to Grantchester Alan.
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Alan_b

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Re: Galanthus elwesii 'Trumpington'
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2018, 10:58:00 AM »
Yes, specifically

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At Over they fling oaths at one,
And worse than oaths at Trumpington

And that's quite mild compared to the treatment some other places get!
Almost in Scotland.

 


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