Sports in America by James A. Michener
Author:James A. Michener [Michener, James A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780804151399
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2014-04-15T00:00:00+00:00
Even Shakespeare indulged in this kind of abuse, and possibly for the same reason. In King Lear, Act 1, Scene IV, line 86, this confrontation takes place between the king, the infamous Oswald, and Kent, loyal servant to the king:
Lear. Do you bandy looks with me, you rascal? (Striking him.)
Oswald. I’ll not be strucken, my lord.
Kent (Tripping up his heels.) Nor tripped neither, you base *football player.
Lear. I thank thee, fellow. Thou serv’st me, and I’ll love thee.
In a footnote to describe football, some cave-chested editor who loved the library better than the playing field has added this gloss:
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