A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!
Meaning
One of Shakespeare’s best known lines. The quotation is sometimes now repeated ironically when someone is is need of some unimportant item.
Origin
From Shakespeare’s Richard III, 1591/2:
CATESBY:
Rescue, my Lord of Norfolk, rescue, rescue!
The king enacts more wonders than a man,
Daring an opposite to every danger:
His horse is slain, and all on foot he fights,
Seeking for Richmond in the throat of death.
Rescue, fair lord, or else the day is lost!
KING RICHARD III:
A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!
CATESBY:
Withdraw, my lord; I’ll help you to a horse.
Source: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/186700.html
It has recently come to my attention that my rebellion against the english writing process throughout middle-school failed utterly. Oddly, writing a final draft was the first step in my writing process. The second step involved a worsening of the first draft; the third step, an additional worsening of the second draft. In retrospect, what I like to call one of several various “Judah-isms”, exemplified academic lethargy. Indeed, it was LAZINESS that motivated such a scheme, though, I must admit, it was both ambitious and creative. >> To Be Continued
