PAWS
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Post by PAWS on Jan 19, 2006 8:23:51 GMT
12. That greater declaration the world acclaims
18. We cannot safely... (?)
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Post by Ann on Jan 19, 2006 18:21:17 GMT
I don't think it's declaration as it has too many syllables, so it doesn't scan. As best I can work out, it needs to be a one syllable word (but don't quote me on that!).
I've updated it and highlighted the iffy words in teal. I just cracked the very last word as I was doing it. We're so close to completing it!
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Post by PAWS on Jan 19, 2006 22:07:25 GMT
2. effort??
18. carry?
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Post by Ann on Jan 19, 2006 23:48:31 GMT
I think I've got line 2! How about
And her most wondrous deed keep green.
The 1,000 รท by e x 2 is deed!!
I think the woman holding the child is a word including the letter d which then has to be taken away. I'd been thinking along the lines of "carry through" too, but I can't fit "- d" into it.
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Post by boheme on Jan 20, 2006 6:03:38 GMT
Sorry -- I'm completely tapped out at this point .....  |
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Post by Ann on Jan 20, 2006 12:07:19 GMT
Sorry -- I'm completely tapped out at this point ..... But at least we've got our self respect back with this one! |
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Post by PAWS on Jan 20, 2006 12:21:25 GMT
Line 2: DD would equal 1000, so yes - deed.
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Post by Ann on Jan 20, 2006 14:18:47 GMT
Line 2: DD would equal 1000, so yes - deed. Sneaky wasn't it?! |
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Post by Ann on Jan 20, 2006 18:22:13 GMT
Does anyone have anything to add before I publish the solution?
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Post by PAWS on Jan 21, 2006 9:36:19 GMT
Let's go for it. Time for a new one. (Just my humble opinion, you understand.)
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Post by Ann on Jan 21, 2006 12:28:50 GMT
I've added the punctuation and highlighted the words we either didn't get or got wrong. Apparently they had 40 or 50 solutions "in which every word was given correctly", so the judging seems to have been based on how correct the punctuation was. It seems that illness was not acceptable substitute for sickness in line 7 by the way, as "one does not speak of sea-illness, but sea-sickness"!.
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