Phraseology
Where Did That Come From? To Your Heart’s Content
Meaning: To one’s complete inner satisfaction; until one’s heart is content.
Origin: This phrase is first put into print in Shakespeare’s plays and it is believed that he coined it. He used it in at least two plays: Henry VI, 1592: “Her grace in Speech, Makes me from Wondring, fall to Weeping ioyes, Such is the Fulnesse of my hearts content.”
The Merchant of Venice, 1596: “I wish your Ladiship all hearts content.”
It is also found in a letter Shakespeare sent to the Earl of Southampton, as the dedication of the poem Venus and Adonis: “Right Honourable, - I know not how I shall offend in dedicating my unpolished lines to your Lordship, nor how the world will censure me for choosing so strong a prop to support so weak a burthen: only, if your Honour seem but pleased, I account myself highly praised, and vow to take advantage of all idle hours, till I have honoured you with some graver labour. But, if the first heir of my invention prove deformed, I shall be sorry it had so noble a godfather, and never after ear so barren a land, for fear it yield me still so bad a harvest. I leave it to your honourable survey, and your Honour to your heart’s content; which I wish may always answer your own wish, and the world’s hopeful expectation”
It’s For the Birds Meaning: Trivial; worthless; only of interest to gullible people.
Origin: This phrase is of American origin and, while still in use here, has never been commonly used elsewhere. It is US Army slang and originated towards the end of WWII. An early example of its use is this piece from The Lowell Sun, October 1944, in an interview with a Sgt. Erickson, of Camp Ellis, Illinois: “Don’t take too seriously this belief that we have football at Camp Ellis solely for the entertainment of the personnel - that’s strictly for the birds. The army is a winner... the army likes to win - that’s the most fortunate thing in the world for America.” ‘Strictly’ is frequently used as an intensifier, as in the example above.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Meaning: It’s better to have a small real advantage than the possibility of a greater one.
Origin: This proverb refers back to mediaeval falconry where a bird in the hand (the falcon) was a valuable asset and certainly worth more than two in the bush (the prey). The first citation of the expression in print in its currently used form is found in John Ray’s A Hand-book of Proverbs, 1670, which he lists it as:
A [also ‘one’] bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
We don’t know by how much but the phrase does predate Ray’s published lines, as variants of it were known for centuries before 1670.
Alternatives that explicitly mention birds in hand come later. The earliest of those is in Hugh Rhodes’ The Boke of Nurture or Schoole of Good Maners, circa 1530:
“A byrd in hand - is worth ten flye at large.” John Heywood, the 16th century collector of proverbs, recorded another version in 1546: “Better one byrde in hande than ten in the wood.”
The Bird in Hand was adopted as a pub name in England in the Middle Ages and many of these still survive.
The term bird in hand must have been known in the USA by 1734, the date when a small town in Pennsylvania was founded with that name.
SplitWords Puzzle
From several of our February themes, we picked words for this puzzle to exercise your left temporal lobe. This part of your brain is stimulat- ed when information retrieval is called upon. SplitWords puzzles help you practice salvaging words from your language inventory. Each syllable is a phonetic clue to assist word retrieval - think in syllables!
As quickly as possible, form 14 complete words by combining syl- lables from the game table. Proper names are not capitalized. Care- ful - you may see more than one of a syllable - but, each syllable can only be used once! Enjoy your “exercise!”
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Answers on page 22.
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www.quiltrun101.com Pets keep humans and their hearts healthy
You love your pet and take very good care of it. But what’s your pet done for you lately? Scared away intruders from your door? Fetched your slippers? Given you a loving nuzzle? Or maybe something you didn’t realize...a growing body of research suggests that owning or interacting with animals may have the added benefit of improving your health.
If you own an energetic dog, you probably know that your pet helps keep you fit by begging for walks or outdoor playtime. But research also shows that pets can actually help us live longer and healthier lives simply by being loving companions. Among the studies that prove the health benefits of owning a pet: • Heart patients with pets are nearly five times more likely to survive a heart attack than those without pets.
• Pets can help humans combat loneliness, depression, and other emotional problems.
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Pet owners have lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels than non-owners.
Just as important, pets can make a person feel loved and appreciated, and serve as role models of how to live life to the fullest. One thought is that because your pet does not judge you, they are there just because they love you and they’re great listeners on those days when you just need to vent.
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