Now, as for your answer: just as a man who dislikes pigs, or who dislikes a harmless cat, or who can't help but embarrassingly urinate at the sound of bagpipes, has no real reason for this, so I can give no reason, and won't give one (aside from my long-standing hate and loathing for Antonio), for following through on our agreement. People's likes and dislikes are fickle and depend on a person's mood. First published in 1981, Auricula was greeted with enthusiasm by students and teachers, and is currently used in. At the same time it provides an enticing introduction to Roman comedy and elegy. Each scene uses new forms and vocabulary, thus reinforcing the students' grasp of grammar by placing it in a living context. To th e FOOL In sooth, thou wast in very gracious fooling last night when thou spokest of Pigrogromitus, of the Vapians passing the equinoctial of Queubus. Is that enough of an answer? What if I had a rat in my house and I felt like paying ten thousand ducats to have it killed? Is that enough of an answer for you? Some men dislike pigs, others go crazy if they see a cat, and others can't help but urinate when they hear the bagpipes. This play is a unique text for students in their first semester of Latin. I had 20 rather than forty shillings I had such a leg, and so sweet a breath to sing, as the fool has. I won't give you any answer other than to say I just feel like it. I'm sure you're going to ask me why I would choose to have a pound of flesh rather than the three thousand ducats I've been offered. If you deny me this rightful penalty, it will reflect poorly upon your city and its freedom. Your grace, I have told you what my intention is, and I have sworn by the holy Sabbath to take what is owed to me by our legal contract. Now, for your answer: As there is no firm reason to be rendered Why he cannot abide a gaping pig Why he, a harmless necessary cat Why he, a woollen bagpipe, but of force Must yield to such inevitable shame As to offend, himself being offended- So can I give no reason, nor I will not (More than a lodged hate and a certain loathing I bear Antonio), that I follow thus A losing suit against him. For affection, Mistress of passion, sways it to the mood Of what it likes or loathes. An eBook edition is available for 12.75, click here for more information and purchasing options. Is it answered? What if my house be troubled with a rat And I be pleased to give ten thousand ducats To have it baned? What, are you answered yet? Some men there are love not a gaping pig, Some that are mad if they behold a cat, And others, when the bagpipe sings i' th' nose, Cannot contain their urine. I’ll not answer that But say it is my humour. You’ll ask me why I rather choose to have A weight of carrion flesh than to receive Three thousand ducats. If you deny it, let the danger light Upon your charter and your city’s freedom. I have possessed your grace of what I purpose, And by our holy Sabbath have I sworn To have the due and forfeit of my bond.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |