On Jun 21, 2007, at 6:18 PM, Edward Martin wrote:

> Wow..... after this, should I "wail" on my lute?
>
> ed

To what porpoise?

> At 07:15 PM 6/21/2007 +0200, Peter Martin wrote:
>> See Narvaez's "Los seys libros del Delphin", 1538 (or is it  
>> Narbaez?).  It
>> has a picture of a large dolphin cresting the waves with a  
>> vihuelist on its
>> back (Arion, I believe), so not royalty in this case.
>>
>>> So in English le dauphin could well be loosely translated, as the
>>> "Prince of Whales"


David Rastall
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