Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Soldier?


And a good soldier to a lady, but what is he to a lord?

Oh, really?


You had musty victual, and he hath holp to eat it. He is a very valiant trencherman. He hath an excellent stomach.

For instance...

He set up his bills here in Messina and challenged Cupid at the flight, and my uncle's Fool, reading the challenge, subscribed for Cupid and challenged him at the bird-bolt.
35 I pray you, how many hath he killed and eaten in these wars? But how many hath he killed? For indeed I promised to eat all of his killing.