George Peele Quote

Villain, a horse—
Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly,
To swim the river, villain, and to fly.


Battle of Alcazar (acted 1588-1589, printed 1594), act V, l:104, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Published anonymously, but attributed with much probability to Peele.


Villain, a horse— Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly, To swim the river, villain, and to fly.

Villain, a horse— Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly, To swim the river, villain, and to fly.

Villain, a horse— Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly, To swim the river, villain, and to fly.

Villain, a horse— Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly, To swim the river, villain, and to fly.