Roses

[razcal]

Which book are you looking at?

[tahoeeyes]

Mar 2, 2023 13:15:41 GMT -5 razcal said:

Which book are you looking at?

Herrick

[razcal]

'Herrick's End' by Blanchet or the 17th century poet named Herrick?

[tahoeeyes]

Mar 2, 2023 16:37:05 GMT -5 razcal said:

'Herrick's End' by Blanchet or the 17th century poet named Herrick?

I am trying both no luck so far and how are we to know what poem?

[tahoeeyes]

Mar 1, 2023 11:02:16 GMT -5 mofinn said:

Yes, that fancy script (cursive on steroids) is difficult on the eyes! For those fancy letters, I was using: EOQFD

Have you found anything using EVQFD?

[mofinn]

No, I am having no success with those letters

[dlester]

French Script may help

[tahoeeyes]

Mar 5, 2023 11:52:08 GMT -5 dlester said:

French Script may help

Thanks that was helpful. What script do you think for the roses?

[tahoeeyes]

I was thinking maybe Boutique script fornthe rose letters?

[AlchemistQ]

I would recommend looking at the 17th-century poet Robert Herrick.

Using a Caesar cipher, eboofzhpclroqebka gives you herricksfourthend.

I also noted that the name of the PDF document with the clues was strangely nonsense and long so I put it through a cipher too. ;-)

[tahoeeyes]

Mar 7, 2023 10:39:27 GMT -5 AlchemistQ said:

I would recommend looking at the 17th-century poet Robert Herrick.

Using a Caesar cipher, eboofzhpclroqebka gives you herricksfourthend.

I also noted that the name of the PDF document with the clues was strangely nonsense and long so I put it through a cipher too. ;-)

Yep I have that as well. The letters are my problem. I mean I know what the letters are but can't make any sense of them. As far as Herrick goes. What poem do we use? There are like 2,500 of them.

[choice]

Mar 7, 2023 10:39:27 GMT -5 AlchemistQ said:

I also noted that the name of the PDF document with the clues was strangely nonsense and long 

It depends on what the meaning of the word rakes is.

[tahoeeyes]

Mar 7, 2023 14:06:15 GMT -5 choice said:

Mar 7, 2023 10:39:27 GMT -5 AlchemistQ said:

I also noted that the name of the PDF document with the clues was strangely nonsense and long 

It depends on what the meaning of the word rakes is.

Do you know what poem it is? I feel like all of his poems are Rakes.

[AlchemistQ]

Mar 7, 2023 14:06:15 GMT -5 choice said:

Mar 7, 2023 10:39:27 GMT -5 AlchemistQ said:

I also noted that the name of the PDF document with the clues was strangely nonsense and long 

It depends on what the meaning of the word rakes is.

Since Robert Herrick was estimated to have at least 14 mistresses and remained unwed, I think this clue is just to confirm him as the "Herrick" in question.

He only has one published work that compiles all of his poems, "The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2". You can access the full work here in various forms: 
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22421

Each poem is numbered, so I'm now working on theories about identifying which poem to use. I have an idea I've been looking at but it hasn't panned out yet.

[choice]

Robin? www.public-domain-poetry.com/robert-herrick/to-robin-red-breast-2379