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"Inquire at London, ’mongst the taverns there,
For there, they say, he daily doth frequent,
With unrestrained loose companions"
Richard II, Act 5, Scene 3
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Image: Tavern Interior by Thomas Rowlandson, c.1810-1815.
O god, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!
Othello, Act 2, Scene 3
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Image: Alehouse Politicians by Thomas Rowlandson, 1785-1790.
PORTER: drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things.
MACDUFF: What three things does drink especially provoke?
PORTER: Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine.
Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 3
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Image: Birmingham Bag Man, Edward Hedges Cornhill, 1792.
"He was a man
Of an unbounded stomach"
Henry VIII, Act 4, Scene 2
#ShakespeareSunday BEARDS, BELLIES & BEERS
Image: Bath Beau and Country Beau by Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1788-1790.
Hopefully there when needed - The Guardian Angel by Gioacchino Assereto, 1630.
A #HistoricalHottie? Gennaro, A Venetian Nobleman, certainly has a strong case for this hashtag!
By George Frederic Watts, who was born #onthisday 23rd February 1817.
The River Severn at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1770 by Paul Sandby. A lovely throwback for #ShropshireDay!
Thinking, thinking, too much thinking!
Studies for The Lament by Edward Burne-Jones, c.1865-66.