| Evidence: | Transcribed by E. M. Forster in his Commonplace Book (1944):
'On Hydon's top there is a cup
And in that cup there is a drop
Take up the cup and drink the drop
And place the cup on Hydon's top.'
Forster notes underneath: 'Local rhyme quoted in Murrays Guide to Surrey.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1944 and 31 Dec 1944 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Edward Morgan Forster |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 Jan 1879 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Record ID: | 21216 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | E. M. Forster | |
| Editor: | Philip Gardner | |
| Title: | Commonplace Book | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1985 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 163 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book (London, 1985), p. 163, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21216, accessed: 05 June 2023 | |
| Source ed. notes: 'Forster possessed a copy of this [text] bought by his aunt Laura Forster in 1897,' also noting that rhyme quoted appears on p.178 in text; see p.331 in source. |
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