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17-Jan-2007, 04:02
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 Fools who came to scoff, remained to pray Please explain it. |
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17-Jan-2007, 04:09
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| Re: Fools who came to scoff, remained to pray I think it means: People who originally thought that something was silly changed their minds/opinion about that something and started supporting it. |
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17-Jan-2007, 10:56
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| Re: Fools who came to scoff, remained to pray I think rancher247 is probably right, but there's also a meaning of 'scoff' that refers to eating. A church might have had a coffee morning. b |
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02-Mar-2009, 17:14
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 Re: Fools who came to scoff, remained to pray Just a "FYI" note: That quote is paraphrased in both the lyrics of the "Ammonia Avenue" song/album by The Alan Parsons Project (1984) and in the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" (1939). |
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02-Mar-2009, 17:47
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| Re: Fools who came to scoff, remained to pray Oops, oh ya, the original quote is from "The Deserted Village", a poem by Oliver Goldsmith (1770)...  Last edited by Red5; 14-Jun-2010 at 18:51. |
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