... the Emperor, "this difficulty is over; she will run down hill to her revenge, and will need the snaffle and curb more than the lash. If every jealous dame in Constantinople were to pursue her fury as unrelentingly, our laws should be written, like Draco's, not in ink, but in blood.—Attend to me now," he said ... — Waverley Volume XII • Sir Walter Scott
... partner in the cause 'gainst which he fought, Could not with graceful eyes attend those wars Which 'fronted mine own peace. As for my wife, I would you had her spirit in such another: The third o' theworld is yours; which with a snaffle You may pace easy, but not ... — Antony and Cleopatra • William Shakespeare [Collins edition]
... certain Chief Justices do with their wives) "To flog them within half an inch of their lives. "If they've any bad Irish blood lurking about, "This (he knew by experience) would soon draw it out." Should this be thought cruel his Lordship proposes "The new Veto snaffle[4] to bind down their noses— "A pretty contrivance made out of old chains, "Which appears to indulge while it doubly restrains; "Which, however high-mettled, their gamesomeness checks "(Adds his Lordship humanely), or ... — The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore • Thomas Moore et al
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