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<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-20. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-20. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | ||
== Allusion == | |||
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{{quote|6. ''A Forrester''<br/> | {{quote|6. ''A Forrester''<br/> | ||
IS a wood-man; but by all likelihood hee shall lose that title, if hee live to another age; for there will be little or no wood left in all his forrest. Hee proves by his windfals, it is an ill winde that blowes no man profit. [...] One would take him for the living signe of <keyword>Robin Hood</keyword> with a forrest bill in his hand. [...p. 35:] Hee attires himselfe to the colour of the forrest to deceive his game [...p. 36:] At wakes and <keyword>maygames</keyword> hee keepes a brave quarter; for our wenches of the greene hold him a marvellous proper man. [...]<ref>{{:Braithwaite, Richard 1859a}}, pp. 34-36.</ref>}}</onlyinclude> | IS a wood-man; but by all likelihood hee shall lose that title, if hee live to another age; for there will be little or no wood left in all his forrest. Hee proves by his windfals, it is an ill winde that blowes no man profit. [...] One would take him for the living signe of <keyword>Robin Hood</keyword> with a forrest bill in his hand. [...p. 35:] Hee attires himselfe to the colour of the forrest to deceive his game [...p. 36:] At wakes and <keyword>maygames</keyword> hee keepes a brave quarter; for our wenches of the greene hold him a marvellous proper man. [...]<ref>{{:Braithwaite, Richard 1859a}}, pp. 34-36.</ref>}}</onlyinclude> | ||
== IRHB comments == | |||
''Whimzies'' is a series of satirical portraits of representatives of various trades of the kind at which Braithwaite was so adept. | ''Whimzies'' is a series of satirical portraits of representatives of various trades of the kind at which Braithwaite was so adept. | ||
== Lists == | |||
* Not in: {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}. | * Not in: {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}. | ||
* Outside scope of: {{:Sussex, Lucy 1994a}}. | * Outside scope of: {{:Sussex, Lucy 1994a}}. | ||
== Sources == | |||
* {{:Braithwaite, Richard 1859a}}, pp. 34-36. | * {{:Braithwaite, Richard 1859a}}, pp. 34-36. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 7 January 2021
| Allusion | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1631 |
| Author | Braithwaite, Richard |
| Title | Whimzies |
| Mentions | sign of Robin Hood; forester; wakes; May games |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-20. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
Allusion
6. A Forrester
IS a wood-man; but by all likelihood hee shall lose that title, if hee live to another age; for there will be little or no wood left in all his forrest. Hee proves by his windfals, it is an ill winde that blowes no man profit. [...] One would take him for the living signe of Robin Hood with a forrest bill in his hand. [...p. 35:] Hee attires himselfe to the colour of the forrest to deceive his game [...p. 36:] At wakes and maygames hee keepes a brave quarter; for our wenches of the greene hold him a marvellous proper man. [...][1]
IRHB comments
Whimzies is a series of satirical portraits of representatives of various trades of the kind at which Braithwaite was so adept.
Lists
- Not in: Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976).
- Outside scope of: Sussex, Lucy, compil. 'References to Robin Hood up to 1600', in: Knight, Stephen. Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw (Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1994), pp. 262-88.
Sources
Also see
- Allusions to festivals
- 1631 - Braithwaite, Richard - Whimzies (1)
- 1631 - Braithwaite, Richard - Whimzies (3).
Notes