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Mar. 9th, 2007 11:49 amMore yummies for Women's History Month. This one is from Natalie Bennett, who refers to it in a rather cool page in honour of International Women's Day*.
It's a poem by Isabella Whitney (sixteenth century) where she leaves London as the executor of her last will and testament. There are some bits I like especially, of which you will note the following (both true about me today):
"I whole in body, and in minde,
but very weake in Purse:"
"I trust you all wyll witnes beare,
I have a stedfast brayne."
And the rest of it is pure good fun and very vivid - a slightly tongue-in-cheek description of London as a leagacy from her to itself and its citizens.
*Does this mean I'm allowed to be a woman today and on other days it's just tolerated or barely permissible?
It's a poem by Isabella Whitney (sixteenth century) where she leaves London as the executor of her last will and testament. There are some bits I like especially, of which you will note the following (both true about me today):
"I whole in body, and in minde,
but very weake in Purse:"
"I trust you all wyll witnes beare,
I have a stedfast brayne."
And the rest of it is pure good fun and very vivid - a slightly tongue-in-cheek description of London as a leagacy from her to itself and its citizens.
*Does this mean I'm allowed to be a woman today and on other days it's just tolerated or barely permissible?