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Pearl Power 1-16

The (1) more (2) the (3) merrier (4) first (5) appeared (6) in (7) the (8) medieval (9) poem (10) ‘Pearl’ (11) written (12) by (13) an (14) unknown (15) author (16).

The (1) phrase (2) means (3) that (4) more (5) people (6) or (7) a (8) greater (9) amount (10) of (11) something (12) results (13) in (14) more (15) fun (16).

The (1) poem (2) ‘Pearl’ (3) describes (4) the (5) lost (6) of (7) a (8) child (9) and (10) is (11) mostly (12) set (13) within (14) a (15) dream (16).

According (1) to (2) psychoanalyst (3) Carl (4) Jung (5), a (6) pearl-bedecked (7) Queen (8) Elizabeth (9) I (10) appearing (11) in (12) a (13) dream (14) represents (15) power (16).

The (1) ruler (2) or king (3) is (4) a (5) Jungian (6) archetype (7) that (8) wants (9) to (10) create (11) a (12) successful (13) family (14) or (15) community (16).

King (1) George (2) V (3) gave (4) his (5) granddaughter (6) a (7) pearl (8) necklace (9) on (10) the (11) occasion (12) of (13) his (14) Silver (15) Jubilee (16).

The (1) three-strand (2) pearl (3) necklace (4) is (5) Elizabeth’s (6) favourite (7) piece (8) of (9) jewellery (10) for (11) daytime (12) engagements (13) or (14) public (15) events (16).

The (1) Queen (2) loves (3) pearl (4) necklaces (5) so (6) much (7) that (8) it (9) is (10) now (11) officially (12) part (13) of (14) her (15) uniform (16).

Sources:
Kirstin Joyce and Shellei Addison, Pearls, Ornament and Obsession, London (Thames and Hudson Limited), New York (Simon & Schuster), 1992
Josephine Livingstone, The Strange Power of a Medieval Poem About the Death of a Child, The New Yorker, 16 June 2016
Kirstie Pursey, What Are the 12 Archetypes and Which One Dominates Your Personality, Learning Mind, 6 December 2016
Order of Splendor, The Queen’s Three Strand Pearl Necklaces, Her Majesty’s Jewel Vault, 1 January 2012