Options for noble-born women during the renaissance were limited; one could either or

roses are red,

violets are black,

for what you said,

i hope you sit on a big fat tack.

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."