Talk:Lie Back and Think of England

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Do not return it into previous...again, cause wikisearch is not working well with two issues differing only in capital and small letters. --SofieElisBexter (talk) 15:36, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Lie back and England is also a figure of speech.
Lie back and think of England is a popular expression in Britain. It is given as encouragement to do something unpalatable. It has the same impact as "To grit one's teeth." This was an expression supposedly used in the United Kingdom during the Victorian Era. Traditionally, it was advice given to a woman - usually from a mother to her daughter about to be married - about dealing with sexual intercourse with her husband. The origins of the phrase are unclear, but it is generally attributed to Lady Alice Hillingdon (1857-1940), supposedly writing in her journal in 1912: 'I am happy now that George calls on my bedchamber less frequently than of old. As it is, I now endure but two calls a week, and when I hear his steps outside my door I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs and think of England.' However, the journal's location is unknown and this attribution is therefore unverified, the stuff of urban legend. It is also sometimes attributed to Queen Victoria, either as a description of childbirth or of sex, but no evidence exists for this attribution. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlindSqrl (talk • contribs) 00:37, 26 October 2013 (UTC)