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Friday, January 31, 2020

Short shrift

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/short-shrift.html

Shakespeare had undoubtedly read the Chronicles before he wrote Richard III, first performed in 1594, as his account of the events differ little from Holinshed's
GLOUCESTER
Off with his head! Now, by Saint Paul I swear,
I will not dine until I see the same.
RATCLIFF:
Dispatch, my lord [Hastings]; the duke would be at dinner:
Make a short shrift; he longs to see your head.
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