 Vit. Humbly thus. Thus low, to the most worthy and respected Leigier Embassadors, my modesty And womanhood I tender ; but withall So intangled in a cursed accusation That my defence of force like Perseus. Must personate masculine vertue to the point.  The Modern Language Review - Page 1701907Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 614 pages
...the most worthy and respected Leiger embassadors, my modesty And woman-hood I tender ; but withal, So intangled in a cursed accusation, That my defence, of force, like Perseus, Must personate masculine virtue. To the point; Find me but guilty, sever head from body, We'll part good friends: I scorn to... | |
 | Books - 1823 - 428 pages
...scandals our proceedings. Vit. Humbly thus, Thus low, to the most worthy and respected Leiger ambassadors, my modesty And womanhood I tender; but withall, So...defence, of force, like Perseus, Must personate masculine virtue. To the point; Find me but guilty, sever head from body 5 We'll part good friends: I scorn to... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 380 pages
...the most worthy and respected Lieger ambassadors, my modesty And woman-hood I tender ; but withal, So intangled in a cursed accusation, That my defence,...of force, like Perseus,* Must personate masculine virtue. To the point. Find me but guilty, sever head from body, We'll part good friends: I scorn to... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - English drama - 1830 - 384 pages
...the most worthy and respected Lieger ambassadors, my modesty And woman-hood I tender ; but withal, So intangled in a cursed accusation, That my defence,...of force, like Perseus,* Must personate masculine virtue. To the point. Find me but guilty, sever head from body, We'll part good friends: I scorn to... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English drama - 1835 - 802 pages
...worthy and respected Leiger embassadors, my modesty And woman-hood 1 tender; but withall, So entangled in a cursed accusation, That my defence, of force, like Perseus, Must personate masculine virtue. To the point. Find me but guilty, sever head from body, We'll part good friends: I scorn to... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English drama - 1845 - 492 pages
...worthy and respected Leiger embassadors, my modesty And woman-hood I tender; but withall, So entangled in a cursed accusation, That my defence, of force, like Perseus, Must personate masculine virtue. To the point. Find me but guilty, sever head from body, We '11 part good friends: I scorn to... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...worthy and respected Leiger embassadors, my modesty And woman-hood I tender; but withall, So entangled in a cursed accusation That my defence, of force, like Perseus, Must personate masculine virtue. To the point. Find me but guilty, sever head from body, We'll part good friends : I scorn to... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English drama - 1854 - 572 pages
...worthy and respected Leiger ambassadors, my modesty And womanhood I tender; but withal, So entangled in a cursed accusation, That my defence, of force, like Perseus, Must personate masculine virtue. To the point. Find me but guilty, sever head from body, At yours, or any man's entreaty, sir.... | |
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