"Time and tide wait for no man!"
The origin of that quote is really unknown, but it seems to predate Modern English . . . and it's pretty ancient. One website I found had this as the original quote:
The
original quote looked something like this: "Te
tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet" and has been
traced to St Marher, in 1225 AD . . . roughly translated to: "The tide abides for, tarrieth for no
man, stays no man, tide nor time tarrieth no man" . . . eventually
evolving into the shortened version above.
Tide,
however, doesn’t refer to our contemporary reference to the sea’s currents . .
. as believed when images of the King Canute story come up . . . a story based on the Norman king who ruled over Denmark, England, and Norway from 995 – 1035. Cnut is
popularly woven into the context of the legend of King Canute and the waves,
but usually misrepresents Cnut as a deluded monarch believing he has
supernatural powers, when the original legend in fact states the opposite and
portrays a wise king.
Of
course he couldn’t control the ocean’s tides! Nobody can!
. . . which explains why you're 4 months old today . . .
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| You are the cutest little guy I've ever seen! |
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