Frank Antonson
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Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. (Hamlet)
That's a little tricky to diagram, but as far as the wisdom of it is concerned I'd like to say that I think Polonius us underrated in always being portrayed as a sort of nuisance who talks too much. Any Shakespearean scholars out there who (maybe can't diagram but) would like to comment on that?
I mean, he also said "Brevity is the soul of wit", and that is not foolish rambling.
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. (Hamlet)
That's a little tricky to diagram, but as far as the wisdom of it is concerned I'd like to say that I think Polonius us underrated in always being portrayed as a sort of nuisance who talks too much. Any Shakespearean scholars out there who (maybe can't diagram but) would like to comment on that?
I mean, he also said "Brevity is the soul of wit", and that is not foolish rambling.