http://www.word-detective.com/2011/08/family-fool/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2011/08/family-fool/comment-page-1/#comment-21548 h.s. gudnason Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:05:45 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5485#comment-21548 Gilbert's poem is in fact a song from <i>The Yeomen of the Guard</i>, which is set sometime during the 16th century. Although the term "family fool" is clearly one of the period-color terms in the play, many critics think that Gilbert was also speaking of his own perceived role in society as a satirist. Gilbert’s poem is in fact a song from The Yeomen of the Guard, which is set sometime during the 16th century. Although the term “family fool” is clearly one of the period-color terms in the play, many critics think that Gilbert was also speaking of his own perceived role in society as a satirist.

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