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QUOTES FROM THE BARD
Let them accuse me by invention, I will answer in mine honour
Away! the tribunes do attend you: arm yourself
To answer mildly; for they are prepared
With accusations, as I hear, more strong
Than are upon you yet.
CORIOLANUS
The word is ‘mildly.’ Pray you, let us go:
Let them accuse me by invention, I
Will answer in mine honour.
MENENIUS
Ay, but mildly.
CORIOLANUS
Well, mildly be it then. Mildly! DUTCH: t Parool is: vriend’lijk. — Kom dan, laat ons gaan;
Dat zij met leugens mij bezwaren, ik
Zal waar en waardig zijn. MORE: Arm=Prepare
By invention=Invented (accusations)
Compleat:
To arm=Wapenen, toerusten
Invented=Verzonnen, bedacht
He invented that lye to try you=Hy smeedde dien leugen om u te beproeven Topics: preparation, blame, defence
None that I know will be, much that I fear may chance
PLAY: Julius Caesar
ACT/SCENE: 2.4
SPEAKER: Soothsayer
CONTEXT:
PORTIA
Thou hast some suit to Caesar, hast thou not?
SOOTHSAYER
That I have, lady. If it will please Caesar
To be so good to Caesar as to hear me,
I shall beseech him to befriend himself.
PORTIA
Why, know’st thou any harm’s intended towards him?
SOOTHSAYER
None that I know will be; much that I fear may chance.
Good morrow to you. Here the street is narrow.
The throng that follows Caesar at the heels,
Of senators, of praetors, common suitors,
Will crowd a feeble man almost to death.
I’ll get me to a place more void, and there
Speak to great Caesar as he comes along.
DUTCH:
k Weet niets, dat moet, vrees veel, dat kan gebeuren.
Doch goeden dag!
MORE:
Suit=Plea
Chance=Happen
Praetor=Senior judge
More void=Emptier, not as crowded
Compleat:
Suit=Een verzoek, rechtsgeding
To chance=Voorvallen, gebeuren
Void=Leedig, ontleedigd
Burgersdijk notes:
‘k Weet niets, dat moet, vrees veel, dat kan gebeuren. Ten onrechte vervangen verscheidene uitgevers dezen waarzegger, die niets bepaalds weet, maar beduchtheid koestert, door Artemidorus, die van de samenzwering veel nauwkeuriger kennis draagt .
Topics: defence, communication, fate/destiny
I shall beseech him to befriend himself
PLAY: Julius Caesar
ACT/SCENE: 2.4
SPEAKER: Soothsayer
CONTEXT:
PORTIA
Thou hast some suit to Caesar, hast thou not?
SOOTHSAYER
That I have, lady. If it will please Caesar
To be so good to Caesar as to hear me,
I shall beseech him to befriend himself.
PORTIA
Why, know’st thou any harm’s intended towards him?
SOOTHSAYER
None that I know will be; much that I fear may chance.
Good morrow to you. Here the street is narrow.
The throng that follows Caesar at the heels,
Of senators, of praetors, common suitors,
Will crowd a feeble man almost to death.
I’ll get me to a place more void, and there
Speak to great Caesar as he comes along.
DUTCH:
Dat heb ik, eed’le vrouw; behaagt het Caesar,
Uit goedheid jegens Caesar mij te hooren,
Dan bid ik hem zijn eigen vriend te zijn .
MORE:
Suit=Plea
Chance=Happen
Praetor=Senior judge
More void=Emptier, not as crowded
Compleat:
Suit=Een verzoek, rechtsgeding
To chance=Voorvallen, gebeuren
Void=Leedig, ontleedigd
Burgersdijk notes:
‘k Weet niets, dat moet, vrees veel, dat kan gebeuren. Ten onrechte vervangen verscheidene uitgevers dezen waarzegger, die niets bepaalds weet, maar beduchtheid koestert, door Artemidorus, die van de samenzwering veel nauwkeuriger kennis draagt .
Topics: defence, communication, fate/destiny
Delay leads impotent and snail-paced beggary
PLAY: Richard III
ACT/SCENE: 4.3
SPEAKER: King Richard III
CONTEXT:
RATCLIFFE
Bad news, my lord. Morton is fled to Richmond,
And Buckingham, backed with the hardy Welshmen,
Is in the field, and still his power increaseth.
RICHARD
Ely with Richmond troubles me more near
Than Buckingham and his rash-levied strength.
Come, I have learned that fearful commenting
Is leaden servitor to dull delay;
Delay leads impotent and snail-paced beggary;
Then fiery expedition be my wing,
Jove’s Mercury, and herald for a king.
Go, muster men. My counsel is my shield.
We must be brief when traitors brave the field.
DUTCH:
Dit heb ik geleerd, dat angstig wikken
De looden dienaar is van traag verzuim,
Verzuim slaktrage, macht’looze armoe brengt .
MORE:
Proverb: As slow as a snail
Troubles me more near=Is a more immediate concern
Rash-levied=Hastily recruited
Strength=Army
Leaden=Slow
Beggary=Ruin
Expedition=Speed
Counsel is my shield=My shield is my advisor
Brief=Act quickly
Brave the field=Go to battle
Compleat:
Rash=Voorbaarig, haastig, onbedacht, roekeloos
To levy=(soldiers) Soldaaten ligten, krygsvolk werven
Strength=Sterkte, kracht
To gather strength=Zyne krachten weer krygen
Beggary=Bedelaary
Expeditious=Vaerdig, afgerecht
Brief=Kort
To brave=Trotsen, braveeren, trotseeren; moedig treeden
Topics: proverbs and idioms, haste, advice, defence
I have learned that fearful commenting is leaden servitor to dull delay
PLAY: Richard III
ACT/SCENE: 4.3
SPEAKER: Richard
CONTEXT:
RATCLIFFE
Bad news, my lord. Morton is fled to Richmond,
And Buckingham, backed with the hardy Welshmen,
Is in the field, and still his power increaseth.
RICHARD
Ely with Richmond troubles me more near
Than Buckingham and his rash-levied strength.
Come, I have learned that fearful commenting
Is leaden servitor to dull delay;
Delay leads impotent and snail-paced beggary;
Then fiery expedition be my wing,
Jove’s Mercury, and herald for a king.
Go, muster men. My counsel is my shield.
We must be brief when traitors brave the field.
DUTCH:
Dit heb ik geleerd, dat angstig wikken
De looden dienaar is van traag verzuim,
Verzuim slaktrage, macht’looze armoe brengt .
MORE:
Proverb: As slow as a snail
Troubles me more near=Is a more immediate concern
Rash-levied=Hastily recruited
Strength=Army
Leaden=Slow
Beggary=Ruin
Expedition=Speed
Counsel is my shield=My shield is my advisor
Brief=Act quickly
Brave the field=Go to battle
Compleat:
Rash=Voorbaarig, haastig, onbedacht, roekeloos
To levy=(soldiers) Soldaaten ligten, krygsvolk werven
Strength=Sterkte, kracht
To gather strength=Zyne krachten weer krygen
Beggary=Bedelaary
Expeditious=Vaerdig, afgerecht
Brief=Kort
To brave=Trotsen, braveeren, trotseeren; moedig treeden
Topics: proverbs and idioms, haste, advice, defence