Comments on: A Pack Of Knaves https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/03/03/a-pack-of-knaves-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 03 Mar 2024 15:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/03/03/a-pack-of-knaves-i/#comment-1554776 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 15:00:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199101#comment-1554776 Oh, such well-dressed knaves! I feasted on every roguish costume detail. Those voluminous hats with soft brims and lavish plumes. All the better to sweep the floor in a deep blow, for m’lady.
The flattering tailored coats, replete with intricate braid and deep lace collars. The narrow pegged pants, with ribboned cockades, seemingly to draw the eye to the buckled shoes or lavish boots. Goodness, WHERE to look? — upwards to the sly faces with trimmed beards, or downward to all those elaborate details? And (I trust) those swords were merely for posing and preening?
The phrase, “Baby, I’m a lover, not a fighter” comes easily to mind.

A rogue’s gallery in the best possible sense, methinks!
Thank you, GA.

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/03/03/a-pack-of-knaves-i/#comment-1554698 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 08:08:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199101#comment-1554698 Fascinating – and some new words to boot. Old English is hard going but I think I have the gist of most of them.

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