My slave-wife used to use as a sigline a Shakespearian quote: "I am your spaniel, and the more you beat me, the more I will fawn on you."
My slave-wife used to use as a sigline a Shakespearian quote: "I am your spaniel, and the more you beat me, the more I will fawn on you."
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Oh better far to live and die under the brave black flag I fly,
Than play a sanctimonious part with a pirate head and a pirate heart.
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That's a good one! It's from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the full passage, spoken by the character Helena, is interesting indeed:
I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius,
The more you beat me, I will fawn on you:
Use me but as your spaniel, spurn me, strike me,
Neglect me, lose me; only give me leave,
Unworthy as I am, to follow you.
What worser place can I beg in your love,--
And yet a place of high respect with me,--
Than to be used as you use your dog?
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