"Since your majesty deigns to interest yourself so much about me," replied Nizza, "I will use no disguise.

At length the appeased deity deigns to answer, and in a gracious echo reveals the solution of the enigma of the dowrya husband.

At this season of peace and goodwill would the so amiable Lieutenant deign to enter her modest abode and take a little glass of vin blanc with her?

Peace, babblersbe still; Prate not of the goddess who scarce deigns to hear; Have ye power to unbind?

And dare I hope that Thou wilt deign to cast upon them the mild, paternal glance of Thy cheering approbation?

Yet wouldst thou deign, O lady dear, to make more light to me The hours I pass beneath thy roof, in dark captivity, I bid thee build for me, if thou approve of the design, An ocean bark, well fitted to cross the surging brine; Let it be swift, let it be strong, and leave all barks behind, When on the surges of the main it feels the favoring wind.

It is a most insidious, most treacherous and cowardly way of fighting; wherein manifestly the weakest and basest spirits have extreme advantage, and may easily prevail against the bravest and worthiest; for no man of honour or honesty can in way of resistance or requital deign to use it, but must infallibly without repugnance be borne down thereby.