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" 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... "
The Monthly Magazine - Page 265
1796
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8° Series of Picture and Story Books for Children.

Raphael Tuck and sons, ltd - 1821 - 324 pages
...demand, expressing in substance that noble sentiment, " I can raise no money by base 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." This delicacy of feeling...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections ..., Volume 12

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 448 pages
...certain sums of gold, which you denied me ; — 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 7, By any indirection. I did send To you for...
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The American First Class Book, Or, Exercises in Reading and Recitation

John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...idle wind, Which I respect not. I did send to you For certain sums of gold, which you denied me : — 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...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, in Ten Volumes: Julius Caesar ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 346 pages
...certain sums of gold, which you deny'd me ; — 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,6 By any indirection. I did send To you for...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...certain sums of gold, which you denied me; — 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...
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A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ...

British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...I often glanced it ; Still did I tell him it was vile and bad. When he speaks, TAXATION. 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. TEARS. Trust not those...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from Each Play : with a General Index ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1824 - 428 pages
...certain sums of gold, which you denied me ;— . 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...
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The Plays, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 422 pages
...certain sums of gold, which you denied me ! — 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...
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The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at ..., Volume 6

Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 444 pages
...For certain sums of gold, which you denied me ; 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 ibr gold...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, with notes ..., Part 23, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 554 pages
...certain sums of gold, which you denied me; — 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...
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