'It's just the way I walk' - or 'so now who's got the hump?'

Hi,

I thought you might all be amused by something I read in an old Ricardian
recently.

Apparently Erasmus said More had one should higher than the other (I've
forgotten which one now. . . ), not a real deformity just the way he walked.

Marie

--- In , "marie walsh"
<marie@r...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I thought you might all be amused by something I read in an old
Ricardian
> recently.
>
> Apparently Erasmus said More had one should higher than the other
(I've
> forgotten which one now. . . ), not a real deformity just the way
he walked.
>
> Marie


I had forgotten Erasmus said that. He'd know...at one point he and
More were good friends and he spent a lot of time with More whenever
Erasmus was in England.

More was evidently also a very poor horseman. A running joke in
letters between him and Erasmus was the latter's perpetual quest to
find a horse spirited enough to suit More's exceptional equestrian
ability. (Heavy irony and hyperbole, which again points out the
danger of taking what was written centuries ago at face value...in
fact, the meaning might have been just the opposite of what was said,
in the manner of bald-headed men nicknamed Curly.)

Katy

I am very new to "Richard 111 society" and for many years always thought of him as "The Wicked, hunched back Uncle" but of late I have sat down and read about the "real man" who appears to be opposite to all the terrible things written about him, which has surprised me immensly, he seems to have been a very kind and sympathetic and also a very generous man, especially towards his family and females, his loyalty seems to have been second to none and whilst reading off him you get the oponion that once you were his friend you were a friend for life, I am beginning to like this man very much and would love with everyone's help to get to know him better.........Liz

oregonkaty <[email protected]> wrote:--- In , "marie walsh"
<marie@r...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I thought you might all be amused by something I read in an old
Ricardian
> recently.
>
> Apparently Erasmus said More had one should higher than the other
(I've
> forgotten which one now. . . ), not a real deformity just the way
he walked.
>
> Marie


I had forgotten Erasmus said that. He'd know...at one point he and
More were good friends and he spent a lot of time with More whenever
Erasmus was in England.

More was evidently also a very poor horseman. A running joke in
letters between him and Erasmus was the latter's perpetual quest to
find a horse spirited enough to suit More's exceptional equestrian
ability. (Heavy irony and hyperbole, which again points out the
danger of taking what was written centuries ago at face value...in
fact, the meaning might have been just the opposite of what was said,
in the manner of bald-headed men nicknamed Curly.)

Katy


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--- In , elizabeth Foley
<liz_foley1254@y...> wrote:
> I am very new to "Richard 111 society" and for many years always
thought of him as "The Wicked, hunched back Uncle" but of late I have
sat down and read about the "real man" who appears to be opposite to
all the terrible things written about him, which has surprised me
immensly, he seems to have been a very kind and sympathetic and also
a very generous man, especially towards his family and females, his
loyalty seems to have been second to none and whilst reading off him
you get the oponion that once you were his friend you were a friend
for life, I am beginning to like this man very much and would love
with everyone's help to get to know him better.........Liz

Welcome to the forum, Liz. Sometimes we go round in circles, but
hopefully ever-decreasing ones. And the times ahead look good.

Marie

PS. Katy, replied to you email on 4th Feb - did you receive:

Over & out.

>
> oregonkaty <[email protected]> wrote:--- In
, "marie walsh"
> <marie@r...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I thought you might all be amused by something I read in an old
> Ricardian
> > recently.
> >
> > Apparently Erasmus said More had one should higher than the other
> (I've
> > forgotten which one now. . . ), not a real deformity just the way
> he walked.
> >
> > Marie
>
>
> I had forgotten Erasmus said that. He'd know...at one point he and
> More were good friends and he spent a lot of time with More
whenever
> Erasmus was in England.
>
> More was evidently also a very poor horseman. A running joke in
> letters between him and Erasmus was the latter's perpetual quest to
> find a horse spirited enough to suit More's exceptional equestrian
> ability. (Heavy irony and hyperbole, which again points out the
> danger of taking what was written centuries ago at face value...in
> fact, the meaning might have been just the opposite of what was
said,
> in the manner of bald-headed men nicknamed Curly.)
>
> Katy
>
>
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