Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee, and deify his power Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire - that were low indeed, That were an ignominy... Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3801852Full view - About this book
| John S. Tanner - Anxiety in literature - 1992 - 226 pages
...submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome? That Glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee,...were an ignominy and shame beneath This downfall. (1.105-16) The stoic courage and magnificent defiance of this speech are most impressive; what is more,... | |
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