 The punishment of a recreant or undeserving knight, was to hack off his spurs: the meaning therefore is; it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman to be made a knight, for we'll degrade all these knights in a little time, by the usual form of hacking...  Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Page 250edited by - 1794Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 582 pages
...or undeferving knight, was to hack oft' his fpurs : the meaning therefore is ; it is not worth tlie while of a gentlewoman to be made a Knight, for we'll...degrade all thefe Knights in a little time, by the ulual form of hacking off their fpurs, and thou, if thou art knighted, (halt be hacked with the relt.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 572 pages
...punifhment of a recreant or undeferving knight, was ta ha.ck.oS his fpurs : the meaning therefore is ; it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman to be made...degrade all thefe Knights in a little time, by the uiual form of baikingoS their fpurs, and thou, if thou art knighted, lhait be ed with the reft. . .... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...punimment of a recreant or undcferving knight, was to hack off his fpurs : the meaning therefore is ; it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman to be made...by the ufual form of hacking off their fpurs, and thon, if thou art knighted, /halt be hacked with the relt. JOHNSOK. I read thus Thefe knights we'll... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...punifhment of a recreant or undeferving knight, was to hack off his fpurs : the meaning therefore 13 5 it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman to be made...hacking off their fpurs, and thou, if thou art knighted, lhalt be hacked with the reft. JOHNSON. Hanmer fays, to hack, means to turn hackney, or profHrutc.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793 - 632 pages
...punifhment of a recreant, or undeferving knight, was to back off his fpurs : the meaning therefore is ; it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman to be made...hacking off their fpurs, and thou, if thou art knighted, (halt be hacked with the reft. JOHNSON. Sir T. Hanmer fays, to hack, means to turn hackney, or proftitute.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 606 pages
...punifhment of a recreant, or undeferving knight, was to bad off his fpurs : the meaning therefore is ; it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman to be made...thefe knights in a little time, by the ufual form of&aethigoftbar fpurs, and thou, if thou art knighted, (halt be hacked with the reft. JOHNSON. Sir... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1794 - 612 pages
...laft edition 1793, has given Dr. Johnfon's note at length, who propofed to read: " Thefe knights will hack ;" which he explained thus :-—" it is not worth...time by the ufual form of hacking off their fpurs, andthou, if thou art knighted, fhalc be hacked with the reft." In the fame edition, alfo, we have SirT.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1797 - 600 pages
...was to back off his fpurs: the meaning therefore is ; it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman t» be made a knight, for we'll degrade all thefe knights in a little time, by the ufual form of backing off their fpurs, and thou, if then lit knighted, fhaltbe hacked with the reft. JOHNSON. Sir... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 756 pages
...punishment of a recreant or undeserving knight, was to hack off his spurs : the meaning therefore is; it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman to be made a knight, for we 'l1 degrade all these knights in a little time, by the usual form of hacking off their spurs, and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 476 pages
...punishment of a recreant, dr undeserving knight, was to hack off his spurs : the meaning therefore is ; it is not worth the while of a gentlewoman to be made a knight, for well degrade all those knights in ;i Huic time, by the usual form of Ita.cking off their spurs , and thou, if thou art... | |
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