"This thief (said she), thy vassal, will I slay, And with this hand of mine will knot the cord About his neck; because the very day He stole this courser, he purloined my sword.
But is there any one who deems I say Amiss, let him stand forth and speak the word;
For I on him will prove, before thine eyes, I have done right, and who gainsays me, lies.