What a piece of work is a man lines written by Montaigne: However, rather than being a direct influence on Shakespeare, Montaigne may have merely been reacting to the same general atmosphere of the time, making the source of these lines one of context rather than direct influence. What a piece of work is a man "What a piece of work is man!" is a phrase within a soliloquy by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Hamlet is reflecting, at first admiringly, and then despairingly, on the human condition. The soliloquy, spoken in the play by Prince Hamlet to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act
What a Lemon is an instrumental taken from the Danish album "Stakkels Jim" (1974). "What a Lemon" received positive reviews from leading American music magazines like "The Village Voice" and "Rolling Stone". In the former, Robert Christgau called it a "wonderfully improbable record" and awarded it the rating A- in his "Consumers Guide" despite the "translations provided in part by an Epic PR man who deserves a new job." He also positioned it as no. 19 on his end-of-the-year "Dean's List" of his personal favorite albums, counting for the 1976 Pazz & Jop critic's poll. "Rolling Stone" reviewer Wayne Robins called the music