- There was three kings unto the east, Three kings both great and high, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die.
- John Barleycorn is Burns take on whisky. He obliquely refers to the process of reaping the barley, malting and distilling to create the Uisge Beatha.
- now the huntsman, he can't hunt the fox, nor loudly blow his horn and the tinker he can't mend his pots without john barleycorn, john barleycorn...
- My brain was illuminated by the clear, white light of alcohol. John Barleycorn was on a truth-telling rampage, giving away the choicest secrets on himself.
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- There were three men come from the West Their fortunes for to try And these three men a solemn vow: "John Barleycorn must die."
- While John Barleycorn is portrayed throughout the song as a tortured figure who ultimately meets his demise, he’s not a person at all.
- They have worked their will on John Barleycorn But he lived to tell the tale, For they pour him out of an old brown jug And they call him home brewed ale.
- It became popular with eighteenth century printers and later on sequels such as Hey, John Barleycorn and Little John Barleycorn appeared.
- Jack London’ın ölümünden dört yıl önce yazmaya başladığı ve yayımlandığında büyük tartışmalar çıkaran John Barleycorn, yazarın son başyapıtı kabul edilir.
John Barleycorn
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Jack London tarafından 1913 yılında yazılmış, otobiyografi niteliği de taşıyan bir romandır. Kitabın başlığı aynı adlı İngiliz halk şarkısından alınmıştır. Barleycorn, bira ve viski yapımında kullanılan arpa üzerinden alkol çağrışımı yapan uydurma bir isimdir.
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