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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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Select plays from Shakspeare; adapted for the use of schools and young ...

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 624 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 Dramatic Works and Poems of William Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 646 pages
...certain sums of gold, which you denied me : — For I can raine no money by vile mean» : 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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Exercises in orthography and composition on an entirely new plan

Henry Hopkins (A.M.) - 1837 - 224 pages
...head. He has a beautiful diamond ring on his finger. The spectators formed a ring round the combatants. "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 planet Saturn,...
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The American Preceptor Improved: Being a New Selection of Lessons for ...

Caleb Bingham - 1837 - 242 pages
...send to you For certain sums of gold, which you denied me; For I can raise no money by vile means. 1 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 Moral and Intellectual School Book: Containing Instructions for Reading ...

William Martin - 1838 - 368 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 vile hands of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold...
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The Rhetorical Reader: Consisting of Instructions for Regulating the Voice ...

Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 pages
...to you For certain sums of gold, which you denied me, — For I can raise no money by vile means; 1 had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring 10 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 Shakspeare: Julius Cæser. Antony and ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 526 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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Chefs-d'œuvre de Shakespeare ..: Richard III, Roméo et Juliette et Le ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 714 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 hand of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold...
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The Rhetorical Reader Consisting of Instructions for Regulating the Voice ...

Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...to you For certain sums of gold, which you denied me, — For I can raise no money by vile means; 1 had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring 10 From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for...
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The History of England: From the Accession to the Decease of King ..., Volume 4

John Adolphus - 1841 - 702 pages
...additional taxes on a people already so much burthened, he exclaimed with the poet, — " By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, " And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring " From the hard hauds of peasants their vile trash." On a division, the motion was negatived*....
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