FOOTNOTES:
—whose blood is reddest, his, or mine.; Red blood is a traditionary sign of courage, as cowards are said to have livers as white as milk. It is customary in the East for lovers to testify the violence of their passion by cutting themselves in the sight of their mistresses.—PICART'S RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES.
—therefore be advis'd.; Therefore be not precipitant; consider well what you are about to do.
—with warning all as blunt:; That is, as gross as the dull metal.