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The attractiveness of the Primrose Path is somewhat diminished by another Shakespeare quote. The cynical Porter in Macbeth talks of
"..the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire", i.e. Hell. Why primrose? Possibly because it is about the first wild flower to appear in Spring (in England, anyway) in sufficient numbers to line a path.
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Primrose Path Alberta Jones 01/05/11 03:06 PM Re: Primrose Path LukeJavan8 01/05/11 04:26 PM Re: Primrose Path PeterB 01/05/11 05:30 PM Re: Primrose Path LukeJavan8 01/05/11 05:32 PM
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