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To: Lazamataz

RE: “the love that dares not speak its’ name”

Remind us again... where did we get this line from?


11 posted on 05/22/2012 6:43:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (bOTRT)
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To: SeekAndFind

The love that dare not speak its name is a phrase from the poem “Two Loves” by Lord Alfred Douglas, published in 1894. It was mentioned at Oscar Wilde’s gross indecency trial, and it is classically interpreted as a euphemism for homosexuality.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_love_that_dare_not_speak_its_name


14 posted on 05/22/2012 6:45:09 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The so-called 'mainstream' media has gone from "biased" straight to "utterly surreal".)
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