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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Meaning of the only pretty ring time

what does "the only pretty ring time ' mean
  

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Hi, I n the spring time, t he only pretty ring time , When birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the spring. Broadly speaking, it means thatthe Spring is the only time to give a girl a pretty engagement ring. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, I n the spring time, t he only pretty ring time , When birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the spring.
  • Broadly speaking, it means thatthe Spring is the only time to give a girl a pretty engagement ring.
  • Clive
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Hi,
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the spring.

Broadly speaking, it means thatthe Spring is the only time to give a girl a pretty engagement ring.

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I would guess that you already know the poem from which the phrase is taken, Anon.

Have a look at the context: birds, spring, lovers.

What do lovers generally do with rings (in a non-obscene sense); and what might that imply?
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Ah, you beat me to it, Clive.
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Hi,

'He was fast, fast on the draw'. (Shane, re Jack Wilson).

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Here is my modern version of the poem.

On the spring phone, the only pretty ring tone, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the sprin
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Obviously. But did peasants give and wear rings in Shakespeare's time?
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