“Wanting the manage of unruly jades. In the base court? Base court where kings grow base To come at traitors’ calls and do them grace. In the base court? Come down? Down court, down king! For night-owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.” #Bardspotting #Owl #Lark King Richard II, Act3, Sc3

Highlighted text from the William Shakespeare play Richard II. Text reads Wanting the manage of unruly jades. In the base court? Base court where kings grow base To come at traitors’ calls and do them grace. In the base court? Come down? Down court, down king! For night-owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.