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The phrase comes from this speech from the Tempest:
Being once perfected how to grant suits,
How to deny them, who to advance and who
To trash for over-topping, new created
The creatures that were mine, I say, or changed 'em,
Or else new form'd 'em; having both the key
Of officer and office, set all hearts i' the state
To what tune pleased his ear; that now he was
The ivy which had hid my princely trunk,
And suck'd my verdure out on't.
Prospero compares himself to a tree when he was Duke of Milan. His brother, the usurping Duke, had taken over all of Prospero's functions as Duke and eventually made himself the centre of the government. He compares his brother to ivy which can grow up the trunk of a tree and then take all of the sunlight the tree needs thus killing it. In this way the brother, using the legitimate title of the real Duke for support, took all of the authority which was due to him. The word "trunk" means a tree trunk. It is "princely" because the Duke was a monarch like a prince.
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What has a trunk but is not a elephant?
a tree
What author made the story how the Elephant got his trunk?
How the Elephant got his trunk is part of Rudyard Kiplings Just so stories
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as in a telephone jack, a jack in a deck of cards, and a jack used to change a flat tire which is usually stored in the trunk of a car.
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It makes a trunk call to the supermarket and they deliver.
Whats wrong on a 96 Pontiac Sunfire when no lights on the trunk lid or even remote trunk opener doesn't work?
This sounds like two separate questions. My remote for the trunk works about 1 time out of 20 attempts. I've replaced the batteries in the remote, but it didn't change anything. My door lock/unlock buttons work fine, although I would like a little more range. I'm afraid I don't know quite what to tell you here. If your door lock buttons work OK, I'd leave the batteries alone and check for good lubrication in all of the trunk's moving parts. As to the lights in the trunk lid, you can replace them from the inside of the trunk lid. You can sort of see where the sockets are and how to (gently) twist them out to replace the bulbs. If you can't get the sockets loose, as was my problem, you can remove about 6 screws or nuts and pull the entire trunk light assembly out for better access. For what it's worth, it looks pretty cool when all of those lamps DO light up! FriPilot
Is princely a common noun?
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