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maplegirl

7th July 2020, 15:55
"a rich man to cut off and dispossess"
D--E-T
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chrise

7th July 2020, 16:02
DIVEST
DIVES was the "rich man" in the story of Dives and Lazarus.
The T is a bit weak - from T(o) cut off?
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maplegirl

7th July 2020, 16:12
Thanks ChrisE, had never heard of Dives so thanks very much!
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chrise

7th July 2020, 16:17
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_man_and_Lazarus
It became the story of folk songs. Vaughan-Williams collected several variants, and wrote "Five variants on Dives and Lazarus - a lovely piece.
I'll post a Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoP9iLwoos
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