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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 Quarterly Review - Page 262
1845
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 490 pages
...raise no money by vile meant : By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas,9 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 me : Was that done like Cassius? Should...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 648 pages
...For 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...of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold to pay my legions, Which you deny'd me: Was that done like Cassius? Should...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 502 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...of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold to pay my legions, Which you denied me : Was that done like Cassius ? Should...
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Notes Upon Some of the Obscure Passages in Shakespeare's Plays: With Remarks ...

John Howe Baron Chedworth - 1805 - 392 pages
...expression. I rather think it mean& to make terms with the enemy. P. 93.— 389.— 357. Bru. By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for...of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. Mr. Holt White is certainly right. P. 94.— 390.— 359. Cas. There is my dagger, And here my naked...
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Remarks, Critical, Conjectural, and Explanatory, Upon the Plays of ..., Issue 1

E. H. Seymour - 1805 - 500 pages
...the fair and equitable order of proceeding; as in Julius Cassar : " I would rather coin my heart, &c. than to wring " From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash, " By any indirection." " We. coldly pause for thee" Coldly means temperately, with stayed attention. 372. " Fiery voluntaries."...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 11

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 318 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...of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold to pay my legions, Which you deny'd me: Was that done like Cassius? Should...
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 410 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...of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold to pay .my legions, Which you denied me: Was that done like Cassius ? Should...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 454 pages
...Which I respect not. — I did send to you, For certain sums of gold, which you deny'd. me : — For I can raise no money by vile means ; By Heavens I had...of peasants, their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold, to pay my legions, Which you deny'd me : — Was that done like Cassius...
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King Lear: A Tragedy in Five Acts, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 432 pages
...Which I respect not. — I did send to you, For certain sums of gold, which you deny'd me : — For I can raise no money by vile means ; By Heavens I had...of peasants, their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold, to pay my legions, Which you deny'd me : — Was that done like Cassius...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...For certain sums of gold, which you deny'd me ; For 1 can raise no money by vile means. By heav'n, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for...of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection. I did send To you for gold to pay my legions, Which you denied me ; was that done like Cassius ? Should...
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