| British poets - 1822 - 296 páginas
...Thus arm'd she' had long secured her honour From all assaults yet made upon her, Had scratch'd the' impetuous captain's hand, Had torn the lawyer's gown and band, And gold refused from knights and squires To bribe her to her own desires: For, to say truth, she thought it... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1760 - 524 páginas
...jewel. And to be fafe, (he muft be cruel. Thus arm'd, (he'd long fccur'd her honour From all aflaults, yet made upon her, Had fcratch'd th' impetuous captain's...refus'd from knights and fquires To bribe her to her own defires : For, to fay truth, (he thought it hard, To be of pleafures thus debarr'd, She faw by others... | |
| 1759 - 438 páginas
...mull be cruel. Thrj! arm'd, (he'd long fecur'd her honour From ill aflaults yet made upon her ; Hid fcratch'd th' impetuous Captain's hand ; Had torn...Lawyer's gown and band; And gold refus'd from Knights and Squires To bribe her to her dwn defires : For, to fay truth, (he thought it hard To be of pleafures... | |
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