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Why did Oscar Wilde and his Aesthetic band walk down Piccadilly with a poppy or a lily in their ‘mediæval’ hand?
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Anyone?
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Can you provide a source or reference about this? As far as Oscar W and flowers go, Im only aware of green carnations.
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>asks an incredibly obscure question
>on Christmas day
>is baffled he isn't getting a response
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>>18254961
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mJCyN6rH2cM&list=RDmJCyN6rH2cM&start_radio=1&pp=ygUeaWYgeW91J3JlIGFueGlvdXMgZm9yIHRvIHNoaW5loAcB
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>>18253872
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-wilde-woman-and-the-sunflower-apostle-oscar-wilde-in-the-united-states
By the time Wilde toured America his totem was the sunflower, and cartoonists used it when depicting Wilde or any parody associated with him. This article had some hilarious illustrations including Wildean monkeys and negroes.
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>>18253872
Because they were homos.
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>>18255355
>woman
>America
Not reading this



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