I need to know what the date is today I'm not allowed to look it up and I forgot. Also don't know what category to put this under- this is a real question btw

What is the central idea in this advice from branch rickey to jackie robinson?  

Who said this in of pride & prejudice, and what type of irony does it show? “you mistake me, my dear. i have a high respect for your nerves. they are my old friends. i have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.” a.mrs. bennet: situational irony b.mr. bingley: dramatic irony c.elizabeth: proverbial irony d.mr. bennet: verbal irony

"and descant on mine own deformity: " what does the word descant mean in this shakespeare play richard iii, act i, scene i?