tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753948402075174201.post6326759837697202839..comments2023-11-26T06:02:47.413-05:00Comments on The Jade Sphinx: God Rest You Merry, GentlemenJames Abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16542728058203964856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753948402075174201.post-19046802267331789132012-01-15T18:51:23.978-05:002012-01-15T18:51:23.978-05:00Except that all Victorians would have known that i...Except that all Victorians would have known that it could not possibly have been called "God rest you..." Anyone with even an elementary education at that time would have known that the second person plural, now forgotten, in English is "ye". <br /><br />Only we ignorant unlettered moderns have forgotten the reason the title and first line are "God rest ye merry gentlemen..."Hilary Jane Margaret Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753948402075174201.post-4948348041228233192011-12-24T16:08:36.332-05:002011-12-24T16:08:36.332-05:00Merry Christmas buddy! Thanks for all the great po...Merry Christmas buddy! Thanks for all the great posts!Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.com