Sunday, December 19, 2021

 

On Hearing a Public Figure Speak

William Shakespeare, King John 2.1.147-148:
What cracker is this same that deafs our ears
with this abundance of superfluous breath?
cracker = braggart, boaster

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 4:20 PM


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