Today’s Totally Random Line(s)
With
all my heart.
-Edmund Mortimer
King Henry the Fourth Part II Act III, Scene i, Line 265
This is Edmund’s response to
Owen Glendower who is ready to rock. Glendower says,
By this our book is drawn; we’ll but seal, and then To horse immediately.
And Edmund Mortimer replies, With all my heart. So they’re off to the fights.
Edmund Mortimer, his father-in-law Owen Glendower, and Hotspur have just laid out the territories on a map that they will each be claiming once they’ve rebelled from the crown. And now, they're off to the rebellion.
With all my heart. That’s a pretty straight
forward expression. I was going to say a common expression, but then I thought
twice and realized that I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say that (other
than in the movies). So it can’t be that common. Well, I suppose I must have
heard that expression used once or twice? I guess. Regardless, it's perfectly
understood. And it has the same meaning in the 1690’s as it does in the 2020’s.
With all my heart. I don’t suppose that’s something I would say lightly.
Do you wanna go to the movies?
With all my heart!
Nah, that doesn’t work.
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