Lord Thomas and Fair Annet

Lord Thomas and Fair Annet (Child 73, Roud 4) is an English folk ballad.

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    Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves.
    Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 11:27-29.

    Shall it be male or female? say the cells,
    And drop the plum like fire from the flesh.
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    ...I had been fed, in my youth, a lot of old wives’ tales about the way men would instantly forsake a beautiful woman to flock around a brilliant one. It is but fair to say that, after getting out in the world, I had never seen this happen ....
    Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)

    there it entwined like a true love’s knot
    For all true loves to admire.
    —Unknown. Lord Thomas and Fair Annet (l. 83–84)