Today your Will hath for thee: advice from a Fool. Though betimes a fool doth spoute nonsense, yet ofttimes he canst speak wordes of wisdom. Dost recognise the playe from which these wordes doth come?
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Good advice from Will's fools
Today your Will hath for thee: advice from a Fool. Though betimes a fool doth spoute nonsense, yet ofttimes he canst speak wordes of wisdom. Dost recognise the playe from which these wordes doth come?
Monday, August 26, 2013
Will's Monday insult
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Will's daily life
Good day to thee, groundlyngs! Here thou canst perceive the field armour of His Majestie Henry VIII, as well as his coat or armes. Suche suits did weigh as much as 50 poundes.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Will's Yearbook: The Falconer
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Ask Will: All about your body
Dear Will,
What's a 'nocturnal emission'?
Signed,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Deferred
Dear Dream Deferred,
‘Tis a wondrous strange question thou dost pose for your Will, but I will try to answer it with the best that medicine and faith doth offer from mine age.
After conferring with some younge physicians from Oxford, I didst learn that the nocturnal emission didst springe from lacke of sex, most especiallie for those younge men who are unwed or in priestlie orders. Your Will dost finde this explanation moste sounde as there is no often means for youth to finde relief when selfe-love is a sinne.
The church doth finde another reason for these nighttime dreams, as your Will didst learne from somme clerkes at Oxford. These nighttime emissions are from visits from the succubi, those female demons who do preye on the lust of menne as they sleep. Man must be ever on guard from demons, these clerkes so saye, and sleep will not prevent their meddlings.
As manne cannot control the urges of his dreams, he is not to be charged with sinne after suffering suche a night.
If thou dost suffer suche urges, dear Dream, these holy men didst offer some advice. They do advice that thou bindeth thy loins tightly and say St. Ambrose’s prayer against such pollution every night before bed: Procul recedant somnia Et noctium phantasmata Hostemque nostrum comprinte, Ne polluantur corpora.[Let dreams and nocturnal Phantasies depart far away, and suppress our enemy Lest our bodies be polluted.]
I praye this doth give thee the aide thy need.
Eternally Yours,
Will
What's a 'nocturnal emission'?
Signed,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Deferred
Dear Dream Deferred,
‘Tis a wondrous strange question thou dost pose for your Will, but I will try to answer it with the best that medicine and faith doth offer from mine age.
After conferring with some younge physicians from Oxford, I didst learn that the nocturnal emission didst springe from lacke of sex, most especiallie for those younge men who are unwed or in priestlie orders. Your Will dost finde this explanation moste sounde as there is no often means for youth to finde relief when selfe-love is a sinne.
The church doth finde another reason for these nighttime dreams, as your Will didst learne from somme clerkes at Oxford. These nighttime emissions are from visits from the succubi, those female demons who do preye on the lust of menne as they sleep. Man must be ever on guard from demons, these clerkes so saye, and sleep will not prevent their meddlings.
As manne cannot control the urges of his dreams, he is not to be charged with sinne after suffering suche a night.
If thou dost suffer suche urges, dear Dream, these holy men didst offer some advice. They do advice that thou bindeth thy loins tightly and say St. Ambrose’s prayer against such pollution every night before bed: Procul recedant somnia Et noctium phantasmata Hostemque nostrum comprinte, Ne polluantur corpora.[Let dreams and nocturnal Phantasies depart far away, and suppress our enemy Lest our bodies be polluted.]
I praye this doth give thee the aide thy need.
Eternally Yours,
Will
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Sonnet Five
Here thou canst perceive my sonnet five, where your Will doth lament the passinge of time, and how age doth sap the youth of his beautie.
If thou needest some aid to thy readinge, thou canst seeke it here:
http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/sonnet/5
If thou needest some aid to thy readinge, thou canst seeke it here:
http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/sonnet/5
Monday, August 12, 2013
Need an insult? Will's got you covered!
Fie! 'Tis Monday, and doubtless thou wilt find some knave doth trouble thee in this week. Feel free to tag the villain on Facebook at Shakesblogging, or share this image with him as thou wilt.
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