The woman's response in verses 11 and 12 is replete with Johannine double-entendre, irony and misunderstanding. |
A double-entendre is designed here, and the same is often to be found in old plays. |
Though a good fellow and a wisely humorous one, he seldom said any thing whose cleverness lay in a double-entendre. |
Then there is double-entendre, implying a secondary meaning of doubtful delicacy. |
The double-entendre of Telo with Mentula is evident, and makes clear the apology to Venus. |
This double-entendre was originally published in a Philadelphia newspaper a hundred years ago. |