From here, we shall conquer.

[Copperhaired Berserker!]

What? We're still talking about shakesperae (SP?)? This is about Eb, not as a thread discusss Macbeth!

[bodidley]

Yeah yeah I'm familiar with Shakespeare, but he used the language he saw fit, not the language in common use or grammatical correctness (putting things into blank verse was more important). The English Shakespeare used is actually far more difficult to understand (mostly because of the made-up words) than normal Elizibethan English. Maybe one of the reasons why so many phrases are commonly attributed to Shakespeare is that his works are well-preserved while so many others are lost to time? Bellytimbers for thought :~p