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The Village Sacrifice

An English village lay at peace Until that catastrophic day When flea-infested rolls of fleece Brought pestilence and death their way. They heard the village rector say 'No remedy can bring release In quarantine we all must stay So that the spread of plague might cease.' 09.02.20 NOTE: On 1 November 1666 farm worker Abraham Morten gasped his final breath - the last of 260 people to die from bubonic plague in the remote Derbyshire village of Eyam. Their fate had been sealed four months earlier when, after the onset of the plague from flea-infested cloth from London, the entire village made the remarkable decision to quarantine itself in an heroic attempt to halt the spread of the Great Plague.

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Date: 7/5/2020 5:58:00 AM
PS: I like the fleece instead of fleas...
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Date: 7/5/2020 5:57:00 AM
Congratulations. Wise men and wise words. History and what we could learn from it. Kind wishes, Kai
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Date: 2/16/2020 6:28:00 PM
A history lesson within the confines of a beautiful, poignant 8x8 lay. Hats off to you, Wendy for informing your readers of this heroic and tragic page from history. Congrats on your win ~ John
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Date: 2/16/2020 9:03:00 AM
A great reminder of history, Wendy. So scary is that corona virus, hopefully it doesn't get to the same level of the plaque of past. Congrats on your 1st place win! Charlie
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Date: 2/9/2020 1:30:00 PM
Thanks for sharing this magnificent snippet of history and tribute, Wendy.
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Wendy Watson
Date: 2/9/2020 1:56:00 PM
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment, Line. We were discussing the coronavirus recently and this was mentioned.

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