The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 12.0527 Tuesday, 6 March 2001
[1] From: Sean Lawrence <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Monday, 05 Mar 2001 10:27:54 -0800
Subj: Re: SHK 12.0517 Re: Poets
[2] From: Chris Stroffolino <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Monday, 05 Mar 2001 16:32:20 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 12.0459 Re: Poets
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From: Sean Lawrence <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Monday, 05 Mar 2001 10:27:54 -0800
Subject: 12.0517 Re: Poets
Comment: Re: SHK 12.0517 Re: Poets
Stephanie Hughes offers a "few Shakespearean thoughts on scholarship".
I offer a few more:
Thou hast most traitorously
corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a
grammar school; and whereas, before, our forefathers
had no other books but the score and the tally, thou
hast caused printing to be used, and, contrary to
the king, his crown and dignity, thou hast built a
paper-mill. It will be proved to thy face that thou
hast men about thee that usually talk of a noun and
a verb, and such abominable words as no Christian
ear can endure to hear (2H6 4.7)
Yours in the spirit of ignorance,
Se