| − | "Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun of York" are the first two lines spoken in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s in his play, ''[[The Tragedy of King Richard III|Richard III]]'' (1594). Metaphorically, it means that the period of unhappiness is ending, winter marking the end of a cycle. The phrase was used to describe the social and industrial unrest of the 1978-79 winter by the political editor of the British national [[newspaper]] ''[[The Sun]]''. | + | "Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun of York" are the first two lines spoken in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s play, ''[[The Tragedy of King Richard III|Richard III]]'' (1594). Metaphorically, it means that the period of unhappiness is ending, winter marking the end of a cycle. The phrase was used to describe the social and industrial unrest of the 1978-79 winter by the political editor of the British national [[newspaper]] ''[[The Sun]]''. |