Maryland/Pennsylvania history

Paul Mackin mackin at allware.com
Sun Apr 20 02:31:41 CDT 1997



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From: 	Alan Westrope[SMTP:awestrop at crl.com]

>A while back someone suggested trotting out The Sot-Weed Factor in preparation
>for M&E. So I did here and quote from p. 102-3. Lord Baltimore is speaking.

Prithee, gentle Sir, but I believe 'twas *Burlingame* -- disguis'd as Baltimore
-- who in sooth related the Maryland Palatinate's history to the Laureate.

(A small technicality, anticipated by Ted Samsel in his recent statement,
"Henry Burlingame did it!")

>>>Apologies and Sblood ' was the ubiquitous Henry.

				P.




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