 Theseus, and desired that this, cruel law might be put in force against his daughter. Hermia pleaded in excuse for her disobedience, that Demetrius had formerly professed love for her dear friend Helena, and that Helena loved Demetrius to distraction...  A Midsommer Nights Dreame - Page 3by William Shakespeare - 1908 - 65 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - 1809 - 262 pages
...to death ; but as fathers do not often desire the death of their own daughters, even though they do happen to prove a little refractory, this law was...be put to death. When Hermia was dismissed from the prelence of the duke, she went to her lover Ly. sander, and told him the peril she was in, and that... | |
 | 302 pages
...Jiter the laws of his country; therefore he could only give Hermia lonr days to consider of it ; und at the end of that time, if she still refused to marry Demetrius, she was to be put to death. " hen Heraiia was dismissed from the presence of the duke, she went to her lover Lysander, and told... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1878 - 426 pages
...to death ; but as fathers do not often desire the death of their own daughters, even though they do happen to prove a little refractory, this law was...refused to marry Demetrius, she was to be put to death. went to her lover Lysander, and told him the peril she was in, and that she must either give up him... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - Readers - 1890 - 292 pages
...distraction ; but this honorable reason which Hermia gave for not obeying her father's command moved not 33 the stern Egeus. Theseus, though a great and merciful...the end of that time, if she still refused to marry De- 30 metrius, she was to be put to death. When Hermia was dismissed from the presence of the duke,... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1892 - 330 pages
...merciful prince, had no power to alter the laws of his country ; therefore he could only give Hernia four days to consider of it: and at the end of that...from the presence of the duke, she went to her lover Lysauder, and told him the peril she was in, and that she must either give him up and marry Demetrius,... | |
 | Eugen Kölbing, Johannes Hoops, Reinald Hoops - Comparative linguistics - 1894 - 496 pages
..., though a great and merciful prince, liad no power to alter the laws of his country; therefore lu could only give Hermia four days to consider of it:...to marry Demetrius, she was to be put to death*.. Lamb macht die gesetze Athen's grausamer, als sie uns nach Shakspere erscheinen. Denn hier sagt Theseus... | |
 | Comparative linguistics - 1894 - 500 pages
...merciful prince, had no power to alter the laws of his country, therefore he could only give Hertnia four days to consider of it: and at the end of that...to marry Demetrius, she was to be put to death«. Lamb macht die gesetze Athen's grausamer, als sie uns nach Shakspere erscheinen. Denn hier sagt Theseus... | |
 | Eugen Kölbing, Johannes Hoops, Reinald Hoops - Comparative linguistics - 1894 - 500 pages
...•»Theseus, though a great and merciful prince, had no power to alter the laws of his country; thercfore he could only give Hermia four days to consider of...time , if she still refused to marry Demetrius, she w äs to be put to death<s.. Lamb macht die gesetze Athen's grausamer, als sie uns nach Shakspere erscheinen.... | |
 | Edith Nesbit - Children - 1900 - 88 pages
...might be killed, if she still refused to do as he wished. The Duke gave her four days to think about it, and, at the end of that time, if she still refused to marry Demetrius, .she would have to die. he would come to her and marry her. But before she started, she told her friend,... | |
 | Nagendra Nath Ghosh - 1901 - 294 pages
...told me to give him something and he would procure my release. To which I answered by desiring three days to consider of it, and at the end of that time I consented to give him 25,000 rupees, Q. — Who brought you the message from Nobkissen ? A. — He... | |
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