wikipedia quote of the day

[angevin2]

On Sir John Harington's translation of Orlando Furioso:

Angered by the raciness of his translations the Queen told Harington that he was to leave and not return until he had translated the entire poem.

HEE.

Comments

[liseuse]

Truly truly excellent.

Sir, you have offended me to the quick with this obscene material

[dakiwiboid]

Now provide more of it at once, or face my wrath!

Why does this remind me of Queenie in Black Adder?

[vitabeata]

According to Francis Beaumont (the playwright's father), in said translation, Aristo doth now speake as good English, as he did Italian before.