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QUOTES FROM THE BARD
Follow your function, go, and batten on cold bits
PLAY: Coriolanus
ACT/SCENE: 4.5
SPEAKER: Coriolanus
CONTEXT:
THIRD SERVINGMAN
What have you to do here, fellow? Pray you, avoid
the house.
CORIOLANUS
Let me but stand; I will not hurt your hearth.
THIRD SERVINGMAN
What are you?
CORIOLANUS
A gentleman.
THIRD SERVINGMAN
A marvellous poor one.
CORIOLANUS
True, so I am.
THIRD SERVINGMAN
Pray you, poor gentleman, take up some other
station; here’s no place for you; pray you, avoid:
come.
CORIOLANUS
Follow your function, go, and batten on cold bits. DUTCH: Ga aan uw werk; ga, bras u vol aan kliekjes. MORE: Follow your function=Do your work
Batten=Gorge
Batten on cold bits=Eat cold scraps/leftovers (insult)
Compleat:
Function=Beroep, ampt, bediening, waarneeming eens ampts
To batten=Wentelen (gelyk een zwyn)
To batten=Vet worden, groeijen Topics: poverty/wealth, insult
What have you to do here, fellow? Pray you, avoid
the house.
CORIOLANUS
Let me but stand; I will not hurt your hearth.
THIRD SERVINGMAN
What are you?
CORIOLANUS
A gentleman.
THIRD SERVINGMAN
A marvellous poor one.
CORIOLANUS
True, so I am.
THIRD SERVINGMAN
Pray you, poor gentleman, take up some other
station; here’s no place for you; pray you, avoid:
come.
CORIOLANUS
Follow your function, go, and batten on cold bits. DUTCH: Ga aan uw werk; ga, bras u vol aan kliekjes. MORE: Follow your function=Do your work
Batten=Gorge
Batten on cold bits=Eat cold scraps/leftovers (insult)
Compleat:
Function=Beroep, ampt, bediening, waarneeming eens ampts
To batten=Wentelen (gelyk een zwyn)
To batten=Vet worden, groeijen Topics: poverty/wealth, insult