For I can raise no money by vile means: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection: I did send To you for gold to pay my legions, Which you denied... The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ... - Sida 316 redigerad av - 1823 - 346 sidor Obegränsad förhandsgranskning -
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