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I'm reading Fahrenheit 451 with my kids. I came across this quote:
“Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle,
by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” - Hugh Latimer
And researched it's origin: Nicholas Ridley, the Bishop of London in the sixteenth century, was an early martyr for the Protestant faith. He was convicted of heresy and sentenced to burn at the stake with a fellow heretic, Hugh Latimer.
What does "play the man" mean here?
[UPDATE]
And before any of you could answer -
I think it's related to this:
Be of good courage
and let us play the man for our people,
and for the cities of our God;
and may the Lord do what seems good to him.
2:Samuel 10:12
In this context it seems to mean be brave.
“Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle,
by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” - Hugh Latimer
And researched it's origin: Nicholas Ridley, the Bishop of London in the sixteenth century, was an early martyr for the Protestant faith. He was convicted of heresy and sentenced to burn at the stake with a fellow heretic, Hugh Latimer.
What does "play the man" mean here?
[UPDATE]
And before any of you could answer -
I think it's related to this:
Be of good courage
and let us play the man for our people,
and for the cities of our God;
and may the Lord do what seems good to him.
2:Samuel 10:12
In this context it seems to mean be brave.