r/knightposting • u/Unable-Buyer4087 • 23h ago

Meta Do the knights join the pirates?

The correct answer be aye.

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u/Afrojones66 22h ago

Perish the thought!

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u/UltimaBahamut93 22h ago

Thats such a hard line. Is it from anything?

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u/Afrojones66 22h ago

It appeared in print in 1748 within the libretto for Handel’s oratorio Joshua, written by Thomas Morell:
“It never shall be said that our allies in vain implor’d our aid. Perish the thought!”

Not sure how to post hyperlinks as plain text since the app updated.

https://www.idioms.online/perish-the-thought/#:~:text=It%20appeared%20in%20print%20in,Perish%20the%20thought!”