The metaphor I have chosen is
‘Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel, which smoked with bloody execution’
Here below is this phrase translated into contemporary english
‘Disrespecting fortune with his sword’
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October 9, 2016 at 4:02 pm
This is true – but I’d love to hear what you think “smoked with bloody execution” would sound like in a contemporary tongue..