Re: Ring a rosie rhyme

[Sister MaryVeronica <mveronic@NYLINK.ORG>]

I managed to get the address wrong, hence I have to answer this way.  Watch
for a great book coming out, "When Plague Strikes" which is a history of the
Black Plague, Smallpox and AIDS and makes some interesting comparisons.  In
the discussion about the black plague, the author mentions the rhyme as
being used then:  the ring of rosy was the characteristic rash which
heralded the plague...the posies were carried around to cover the stench of
the time and also were supposed to be protection against the plague (I
think, I don't remember exactly if that was true), and the rest is what
happened...we all fall down.
Hope that helps.
Sr. MV
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