...The "grape" and the
hops...
THAT'S WHAT LITTLE BOYS ARE
MADE OF..."
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Left :
GEORGE II ENGRAVED AIRTWIST ALE GLASS
England, c 1750
The airtwist stem with a wide annular knop,
the bowl engraved with barley and tendrils
Exhibited : The Loan Exhibition
of English Drinking Glasses, Guilford House, London, October, 1980
Middle :
EARLY GEORGE III DOUBLE SERIES OPAQUE TWIST
WINE
Irish Interest, inscribed THE YOUNG ROCKS OF HOWTH
England, c1765
Howth Peninsula forms the northern
tip of Dublin Bay. Its rocks date back 550 million years,
to the Cambrian period, making them the
oldest rocks in Ireland,
with evidence of human habitation to
3500 BC.
The inference of “The Young Rocks of
Howth” is unknown,
but may humorously allude to the rocks’
rather advanced age.
Right :
PAIR OF FLUTE CUT MALLET FORM ENGRAVED DECANTERS
Silesian, c1770
The rim, neck and shoulders with gilt
decoration,
the bodies emblazoned with a coat of arms within a florid leafy
mantle sided by the initials F v. M
The excellence of Bohemia and Silesian
work was unsurpassed; some of its portraiture
was superb and closely akin to the earlier Nuremberg work.
Its execution was o doubt facilitated by the hard
metal of the soda-lime glasses used.
PLEASE INQUIRE, should you wish
And What are little girls made of, made of?
Sugar and spice and cake on a slice...
Rich chocolate and roses...
Sweet stuff for their noses....
And for "True Loves"...
Hagen Dazs...para dos(es)!
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"What are....made of..." was
a favorite of Henry W. Longfellow's, who recited it frequently.
These two stanzas (from a bit longer
form of the verse) are attributed to Robert Southey (1774-1843),
an English poet and historian who
became poet laureate of England in 1813.
His prose was considered perfect by
Lord Byron.
Although it is not documented,
the rhyme is thought to have been composed about 1820.
It was included in Burton
Stevenson's Proverbs, entitled "What all the world is made of...",
and sometimes seen as "What Folks
are Made of..."
It is most certainly included in Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes,
which I hope is still in the library
of children (and their parents) worldwide.
We also hope Mr. Southey won't mind
our additions!
It simply seems the PERFECT VALENTINE ... for folks of all ages,
and will perhaps engender a memory -
or smile - or two!
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