William Shakespeare Quotes

One Of The Popular Songs In Tyler's Rebellion Was The Familiar Couplet: "When Adam Delved And Eve Span, Who Was Then The Gentleman?" Shakespeare Refers To It In "Hamlet," Where The Grave-diggers Speak As Follows: "First Clown. Come, My Spade. There Is No Ancient Gentleman But Gardners, Ditchers And Grave-makers; They Hold Up Adam's Profession. Second Clown. Was He A Gentleman? First Clown. He Was The First That Ever Bore Arms. Second Clown. Why, He Had None. First Clown. What, Art A Heathen? How Dost Thou Understand The Scripture? The Scripture Says, Adam Digged; Could He Dig Without Arms?" (Act 5,

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