And this it was she swore, never to marry,
But such a one whose mighty arm could carry
(As meaning me, for I am such a one)
Her bodily away through stick and stone,
Till both of us arrive, at her request,
Some ten miles off in the wide Waltham Forést.
Merch. If this be all, you shall not need to fear
Any denial in your love; proceed,
I'll neither follow nor repent the deed.