Kathman refutation - The Oxford Authorship Site
Kathman refutation - The Oxford Authorship Site
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FALSE PARALLELS IN DAVID KATHMAN’S ‘DATING THE TEMPEST’ 12<br />
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Fall to 't yarely, or we run ourselves aground.<br />
[Lord Mulgrave’s explanation of the nautical meaning of Shakespeare’s words:]<br />
Land discovered under the lee; the wind blowing too fresh to hawl upon a wind with the<br />
topsail set. -- Yare is an old sea-term for briskly, in use at that time.<br />
2d Position.<br />
Yare, yare! Take in the top-sail! Blow, till thou burst thy wind, if room enough!<br />
[Lord Mulgrave’s explanation of the nautical meaning of Shakespeare’s words:]<br />
<strong>The</strong> topsail is taken in. -- 'Blow till thou burst thy wind, if room enough.' <strong>The</strong> danger in a<br />
good sea-boat, is only from being too near the land; this is introduced here to account for<br />
the next order.<br />
3d Position.<br />
Down with the topmast! Yare; lower, lower! Bring her to try with the main-course!<br />
[Lord Mulgrave’s explanation of the nautical meaning of Shakespeare’s words:]<br />
<strong>The</strong> gale encreasing, the topmast is struck, to take the weight from aloft, make the ship<br />
drive less to leeward, and bear the mainsail under which the ship is laid-to.<br />
4th Position.<br />
Lay her a-hold, a-hold! set her two courses! off to sea again; lay her off!<br />
[Lord Mulgrave’s explanation of the nautical meaning of Shakespeare’s words:]<br />
<strong>The</strong> ship, having driven near the shore, the mainsail is hawled up; the ship wore, and the<br />
two courses set on the other tack, to endeavour to clear the land that way.<br />
5th Position.<br />
We split! we split!<br />
[Lord Mulgrave’s explanation of the nautical meaning of Shakespeare’s words:]<br />
<strong>The</strong> ship, not able to weather a point, is driven on shore.<br />
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