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Auburn Annie · 12-22-2005, 08:27 PM

Or he could have been inspired by the children's story, THE STORY OF FERDINAND by Munro Leaf, first published in 1936. Excerpts below:

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What a day it was! Flags were flying, bands were playing...
and all the lovely ladies had flowers in their hair.
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Ferdinand ran out to the middle of the ring and everyone shouted and clapped because they thought he was going to fight fiercely and butt and snort and stick his horns around.

But not Ferdinand. When he got to the middle of the ring he saw the flowers in all the lovely ladies' hair and he just sat down quietly and smelled.
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In short, the phrase "all the lovely ladies" is not an uncommon expression.

12-22-2005, 08:27 PM	#6
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Or he could have been inspired by the children's story, THE STORY OF FERDINAND by Munro Leaf, first published in 1936. Excerpts below: ________________________________________________ What a day it was! Flags were flying, bands were playing... and all the lovely ladies had flowers in their hair. ________________________________________ Ferdinand ran out to the middle of the ring and everyone shouted and clapped because they thought he was going to fight fiercely and butt and snort and stick his horns around. But not Ferdinand. When he got to the middle of the ring he saw the flowers in all the lovely ladies' hair and he just sat down quietly and smelled. ____________________________________________ In short, the phrase "all the lovely ladies" is not an uncommon expression.