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HelpFinish an old sibset?
I found a cute poem named “A Cup of Tea” by someone named E. L. Sylvester:
Phoebe brings the tea-pot, the tea is all a-steam;
Dolly brings the pitcher filled with golden cream.
Rhoda has the dainty cups rimmed about with blue,
And Polly brings the pretty spoons shining bright as new.
The Baby trips along behind, looking very droll;
And she, the sweetest of them all, brings the sugar-bowl.
How would you flesh out this set? Name the baby, and give them middle names?
Phoebe
Dolly (presumably Dorothy but choose otherwise if you like)
Rhoda
Polly (presumably Mary but ditto)
????
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Phoebe brings the tea-pot, the tea is all a-steam;
Dolly brings the pitcher filled with golden cream.
Rhoda has the dainty cups rimmed about with blue,
And Polly brings the pretty spoons shining bright as new.
The Baby trips along behind, looking very droll;
And she, the sweetest of them all, brings the sugar-bowl.
How would you flesh out this set? Name the baby, and give them middle names?
Phoebe
Dolly (presumably Dorothy but choose otherwise if you like)
Rhoda
Polly (presumably Mary but ditto)
????
*****
Health care 🏥 Food and shelter 🥣🏠 Climate action 🌊
LGBTQIA+ acceptance 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Accessibility & inclusion 🦽♾
…are human rights
Cats aren’t a human right, but they are pretty awesome 🐈⬛🐈⬛
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Phoebe Rhoswen
Dolly Margaret
Rhoda Louise
Polly Kerensa
Flora Serene
Dolly Margaret
Rhoda Louise
Polly Kerensa
Flora Serene
Phoebe Ruth
Dorothy Jean "Dolly"
Rhoda May
Mary Violet "Polly"
Susannah Emily "Sukey"
Dorothy Jean "Dolly"
Rhoda May
Mary Violet "Polly"
Susannah Emily "Sukey"
I love Helen Grace with the nn Nellie :D
Fun, fun, fun!
Phoebe Louise
Dorothy Helen
Rhoda Marjorie
Polly/Mary/Pauline - Polly Bernadette OR Mary Clementine OR Pauline Rosamond
And the baby: Barbara Jane
Phoebe Louise
Dorothy Helen
Rhoda Marjorie
Polly/Mary/Pauline - Polly Bernadette OR Mary Clementine OR Pauline Rosamond
And the baby: Barbara Jane
I've only heard of the song, "Polly, put the kettle on," so this poem is quite intriguing! For my sibset (with middle names!), regarding 1893 (which is when the poem was apparently written), here is what I would choose:
Phoebe Susannah
Dorothy "Dolly" Abigail
Rhoda Elsie
Polly Cora
Frances "Frannie" Tillie
Phoebe Susannah
Dorothy "Dolly" Abigail
Rhoda Elsie
Polly Cora
Frances "Frannie" Tillie
Thank you for finding the date! My Google-fu failed me.
These sound like they lived in the days before middle names, so I won't give them any, but the baby is Susannah. Probably called Sukey, and when the others have grown up and got married, Sukey and Polly are left to be that other rhyme "Poly, Put the Kettle On."
PS: The baby "tripping along" is *not* the one I'd give the sugar bowl to! I'd let her carry the spoons.
PS: The baby "tripping along" is *not* the one I'd give the sugar bowl to! I'd let her carry the spoons.
Lmao, I love the idea of Polly and Sukey!