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Originally Posted by peter eldergill
Say dainty nymphs and speak, shall we play barley break?
<bonus points to anyone who can tell me either what piece of music this is from OR what the heck it means!>
Pete
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"Now is the month of Maying," a popular madrigal by Thomas Morley. Barley-break is an English country game, but here is probably used as a euphemism for what young couples naturally do in May.