Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Bend
Shall I bend low, and in a bondman’s key,
With ’bated breath, and whispering humbleness,
Say this?
Shakespeare.—Merchant of Venice, Act I. Scene 3. (Shylock to Antonio.)
Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Shall I bend low, and in a bondman’s key,
With ’bated breath, and whispering humbleness,
Say this?
Shakespeare.—Merchant of Venice, Act I. Scene 3. (Shylock to Antonio.)