FLOWERY
WORDS
WORDS
A deep state of calmness and quiet peace.
Tranquility
It is widely associated with the symptoms and devastation of the Great Plague of London in 1665.
Ring Around the Rosie
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
EINSTEIN
Mellifluous –
This describes centuries of structural collapse, fires, and Viking raids. One prominent theory points to a 1014 attack led by Viking King Olaf II, who allegedly pulled down or damaged the span, while a darker medieval myth suggests children were buried alive in the foundations as a blood sacrifice to keep the bridge standing.
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche,
Snowy, snow-like.
Niveous.
This reflects the heavy medieval wool tax imposed by King Edward I in 1275. The wool was split three ways: one-third for the king ("master"), one-third for the church ("dame"), and one-third left for the actual shepherd ("little boy who lives down the lane")
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.”
― Albert Camus
A beautiful musical piece.
rhapsody
When the Parliamentarians returned fire and damaged the wall, the cannon fell and was unable to be repaired and replaced by the Royalist army (“the King’s men”).
HUMPTY DUMPTY
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
― Plato
A cat-lover.
ailurophile
In the 14th century, a “tub” was a carnival attraction similar to a peep show where men could watch women do things like undress or (as you might've guessed) bathe. In the original version of this rhyme, the butcher, baker, and candlestick maker are watching “three maids in a tub” and are not in the tub themselves (this detail was changed later to cleanse the rhyme of its sordid meaning).[30]
Rub-A-Dub-Dub
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.”
― Bertrand Russell