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Friday, May 31, 2013

Shakespeare's yearbooke: Thomas Wyatt


Here thou canst perceive another leaf of Will, his yearbooke, groundlyngs. Thomas Wyatt didst pursue Queen Anne, some didst think, and he was locked in the Tower and mayhap hadst witnessed the execution of the queen whilst there.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Words, words, words: Dead as a doornail


Your Will hath been progenitor or master of many words and phrases that ye moderns use to this very day. The phrase "Dead as a doornail" I didst first use in mine playe of 2 Henry IV, when Jack Cade doth proclaim: "Look on me well: I have eat no meat these five days; yet, come thou and thy five men, and if I do not leave you all as dead as a doornail, I pray God I may never eat grass more..."

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Shakespeare's sonnet 2


What dost thou hold deare, my groundlyngs? What dost thou finde to comfort thee as thy age? Here is mine sonnet 2, where I do advise mine friend to consider a child.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Need an insult? Will has you covered!


I do but suspect these Mondays come too soon, and too often. If thou doth finde some ape trouble thee, feel free to tagge him or her or share thy thoughts with mine insult.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Need an insult? Will has you covered!

Alas, 'tis Monday again, and no doubt some zed hath troubled thee this day. Feel free to share or to tagge the brute here.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Will's Sonnet 95



'Tis like that thou, like your Will, dost holde a friend close to thy heart that shuns thy wordes of advice on the matters of lascivious sport. I pray thou holdest not thy tongue just as Will cannot quiet his pen...

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Need an insult? Will has you covered


Needest thou an insult for those who do offend thee? Your Will doth have plenty in store. Feel free to tagge on Facebooke or share with those that do disturbe thee.