“And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.”
Bible
“He who takes ,to wife a marriageable damsel, shall not pay any nuptial fee to her father, for the ,latter will lose his dominion over her in consequence of his preventing ,the legitimate result of the appearance of her enemies.”
Guru Nanak
“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
“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
“The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; amongst them were the damsels playing with tumbrels.”
“And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.”
