Thursday, July 13, 2023

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

A peace is of the nature of a conquest:

For then both parties nobly are subdued,

And neither party loser.

 

Archbishop of York

King Henry the Fourth Part II   Act IV, Scene ii, Line 89


What is the Padre smoking? How, in a conquest, are both parties subdued – nobly or otherwise? Isn’t just one subdued, and, as well, isn’t one the loser?

I don’t know what this hoser is talking about. The two opposing sides have decided here to have a peace instead of fighting, and the soldiers are already celebrating. Why shouldn’t they? In a battle a whole bunch of them would get killed, win or lose.

One of the leaders here remarks that this celebrating would be cheerful after a victory. In other words, they should have fought, not brokered a peace. And that’s what the Archbishop is responding to with Today’s Totally Random Line.

But I still don’t think the line makes much sense. Maybe I’m missing something.

Buster Mojo is guarding the backyard. With those ears, you can bet that he's not going to miss anything.

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