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Unread 07-04-2024, 02:49 PM
Carl Copeland Carl Copeland is offline
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Originally Posted by Roger Slater View Post
"breaking reins" confuses me a bit. I looked up the phrase and variations and couldn't find it used this way. "Breaking reins" are a kind of rein, no? At any rate, I couldn't parse how the line worked its grammar and syntax.
I wondered about that too and decided the horses snapped their reins when they bolted—or, rather, the angels did it, whoever they are.
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