Arden Chatfield
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Quote (argystokes @ May 09 2007,16:35) | Quote (Arden Chatfield @ May 09 2007,14:33) | If I may step in to make an unendurably pedantic comment, that subtitle should be "I wish to see thy face". Not 'thine'.
'My' is to 'mine' as 'thy' is to 'thine'.
I'm sorry, I'll find my own way out. |
But, but, but, the song goes "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord"
Surely we can allow the same poetic license here! |
In English it used to be possible to use 'mine' before vowels.
Don't know if 'thine' worked the same way, but 'face' doesn't start with a vowel anyway.
[stony silence]
Well, you ASKED!
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