Re: GNU

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english
Subject	Re: GNU
Date	2026-03-15 19:24 +0100
Message-ID	<g4aj8mx413.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References	(19 earlier) <j3h28m-nmo7.ln1@newsauth.orpheusnet.co.uk> <n18tolF6kq6U3@mid.individual.net> <OoIrR.64063$WJU1.4471@fx21.iad> <10ooa5r$3hh$1@dont-email.me> <n1b445FhfsgU3@mid.individual.net>

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On 2026-03-10 18:53, rbowman wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:28:23 +1100, Peter Moylan wrote:
> 
>> On 10/03/26 10:07, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>> On 2026-03-09, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 09 Mar 26 09:45:02 UTC, Charles Hope wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 09/03/2026 08:08, rbowman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Twa corbies?
>>>>>
>>>>> sat upon a wa?
>>>>
>>>> I didn't realize the poem was anonymous; I thought it was Burns. That
>>>> leads to the question of where did I run into it. Steeleye Span? The
>>>> 'hawk and hound' part also raises a tickle. Some obscurity in Thoreau?
>>>
>>> Peter, Paul and Mary, on their live album "In Concert", do a song
>>> called "The Three Ravens".  It could be a predecessor of "The Twa
>>> Corbies".
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Ravens
>>
>> God grant every gentleman Fine hawks fine hounds And such a leman
>>
>> I think that song is the only place I've ever encountered the word
>> "leman".
> 
> I've seen it enough to know the meaning.

The wikipedia article explains it in the "Notes".

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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