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Oh be the Hoky Farmer

Jagera · 2006-08-14 09:27:14

Can anyone shed any light on the origin and meaning of the phrase "oh be the hoky farmer" I found an excerpt at hte website below, but am not sure whether this is the original usage of the phrase.. http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/yeats/fip/fip32.htm Any help appreciated!

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14-08-2006 10:27am

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Jagera

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Can anyone shed any light on the origin and meaning of the phrase "oh be the hoky farmer"

I found an excerpt at hte website below, but am not sure whether this is the original usage of the phrase..

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/yeats/fip/fip32.htm

Any help appreciated!

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