Re: there was a crooked man
Posted by William Leslie on June 21, 2002 at 13:13:45:
In Reply to: Re: there was a crooked man posted by Cathy W. Neuner on February 20, 2001 at 17:01:43:
This poem was written about Alexander Leslie,
a famous Scottish General, who fought as the
head of the army for Gustavus Adolphus, the
King of Sweden. His castle is in the county
of Fyfe in Scotland near the town of Glenrothes.
I am trying to find the exact reference, but I
believe that the crooked man referred to his
physical condition, but the crooked sixpense is
a dig by his ememies about being paid off by the
King of England in some political issue.
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