Ah! This explains the letters page of TLS. Hannibal Hamlin Associate Professor of English The Ohio State University Book Review Editor and Associate Editor, Reformation Mailing Address (2007-2009): The Folger Shakespeare Library 201 East Capitol Street SE Washington, DC 20003 Permanent Address: Department of English The Ohio State University 421 Denney Hall, 164 W. 17th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1340 ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Kuin <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:27 am Subject: A thought > In a letter to Sidney of February 1580, Hubert Languet is worrying > about finding a tutor for Philip's young brother Robert who is > leaving Strasburg for Leipzig. And he writes: > > "I noticed that your brother would not easily tolerate being given > orders by anyone; which is why I thought he should not be given > someone peevish or domineering, which are the typical vices of > those who have spent their lives in literary studies and have > learnt nothing but literature." > > Food for thought? > > Roger Kuin > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > -- > BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 527130129) is spam: > Spam: > https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?c=s&i=527130129&m=92aeeb18abdfNot > spam: https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?c=n&i=527130129&m=92aeeb18abdf > Forget vote: > https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?c=f&i=527130129&m=92aeeb18abdf------ > ------------------------------------------------ > END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS > >