 | Pamela Joseph Benson - Literary Criticism - 2010 - 340 pages
...and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king. . . . [RJather than any dishonor shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will...rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. (542) She is able to transcend the limitations of her ordinary woman's body and act with the spirit... | |
 | Anthony Fletcher - Social Science - 1995 - 504 pages
...the heart and stomach of a king and of a King of England too. . . . Rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will...judge and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.'110 The gender system allowed Elizabeth to present herself as a man because of its lack of distinction... | |
 | Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Political Science - 1995 - 298 pages
...effeminate. Only a sovereign uttering manly speech could claim credibly that should Britain be invaded: "I myself will take up arms — I myself will be your...rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field." Although some men delivered "effeminate" discourse and some women mastered "manly" speech, theorists... | |
 | Jean Bethke Elshtain - History - 1995 - 317 pages
...Vietnam era for conscientious resistance."10 171 my realms: to which, rather than any dishonor should grow by me, I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of everyone one of your virtues in the field. ... By your obedience to my general, by your concord in... | |
 | Tony D. Triggs - 1995 - 44 pages
...realm; to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, l myself will take up arms, l myself will be general, Judge and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. l know, already for your forwardness, you have deserved rewards and crowns; and we do assure you on... | |
 | Mary Biggs - History - 1996 - 544 pages
...of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which, rather than any dishonour should grow by me, I myself will take up arms — I myself...rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. ELIZABETH I (1533-1603), Queen of England (1 558-1 603). As quoted in The Sayings of Queen Elizabeth,... | |
 | Jutta Schamp - Time in literature - 1997 - 382 pages
...of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which, rather than any dishonor should grow by me, I myself will take up arms; I myself will...judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.10^ In ähnlicher Manier weist der Dichter von Elizabetha Triumphans (1588) ebenfalls auf die... | |
 | Owen Collins - History - 1999 - 464 pages
...Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realms: to which, rather than any dishonour should grow by me, I myself will take up arms; I myself will...your virtues in the field. I know already, by your forwardness, that you have deserved rewards and crowns; and we do assure you, on the word of a prince,... | |
 | Elin Sand - Women heads of state - 2000 - 552 pages
...Prince of Europe should dare invade the borders of my Realm to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will...Rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. By God's death! I would send my fleet to disperse the Armada even if it were in the interior of Spain!... | |
 | Aránzazu Usandizaga, Andrew Monnickendam - War and literature - 2001 - 316 pages
...prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm. To which, rather than any dishonor shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will...every one of your virtues in the field. I know already for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and we do assure you, in the word of a prince,... | |
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I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too ; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm ; to which... 
