The Famous History of The Life of King Henry the Eighth, by William Shakespeare
Act I, Scene I
NORFOLK (speaking of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop of York):
Surely, sir,
There's in him stuff that puts him to these ends;
For, being not propp'd by ancestry, whose grace
Chalks successors their way, nor call'd upon
For high feats done to the crown; neither allied
For eminent assistants; but, spider-like,
Out of his self-drawing web, he gives us note,
The force of his own merit makes his way
A gift that heaven gives for him, which buys
A place next to the king.
Gee someone was probably pestering you about spider quotations so you had to work the concordance last night, eh?
ReplyDeletewell, at least i know HOW to work a concordance...and i always keep the riverside shakespeare within arm's reach of this desk.
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