Comments on: Thou lily-liver’d boy! http://www.dailywritingtips.com/thou-lily-liverd-boy/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nancy Miller http://www.dailywritingtips.com/thou-lily-liverd-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-295012 Nancy Miller Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:28:31 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3942#comment-295012 Some early 20th century speech utilized "patch" as a synonym for "blanch" or "flinch," so perhaps the terminology goes back to Shakespeare's time--either interpretation fits in well with the motif of this phrase. Some early 20th century speech utilized “patch” as a synonym for “blanch” or “flinch,” so perhaps the terminology goes back to Shakespeare’s time–either interpretation fits in well with the motif of this phrase.

]]> By: Peggye http://www.dailywritingtips.com/thou-lily-liverd-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-212388 Peggye Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:01:29 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3942#comment-212388 Any references to Shakespeare are always so appreciated! Any references to Shakespeare are always so appreciated!

]]> By: Erik http://www.dailywritingtips.com/thou-lily-liverd-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-212338 Erik Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:50:05 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3942#comment-212338 "Thou droning boil-brained slug!" “Thou droning boil-brained slug!”

]]> By: Precise Edit http://www.dailywritingtips.com/thou-lily-liverd-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-212286 Precise Edit Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:36:42 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3942#comment-212286 Gosh, I love Shakespeare! This brought to mind the Shakespearean Insults Generator (apparently, I am a "qualling hasty-witted dewberry"): http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/a1-shakespearean-insults-generator.htm Gosh, I love Shakespeare!

This brought to mind the Shakespearean Insults Generator (apparently, I am a “qualling hasty-witted dewberry”): http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/a1-shakespearean-insults-generator.htm

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