“And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.”
Bible
“Fairy damsels met in forest wide / By knights of Logres, or of Lyones, / Lancelot or Pelleas, or Pellenore.”
John Milton
“What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this virtuous damsel has already got a dozen illegitimate children?”
Nikita Khrushchev
“The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; amongst them were the damsels playing with tumbrels.”
“I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here.”
Kirsten Dunst
“And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.”
“And Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.”
