Her name, Teuta, already sacred in these regions, where it was held by a great Queen, and honoured by all men, will hereafter be held as a symbol and type of woman's devotion.

Oh, my Lords, we pass along the path of life, the best of us but a little time marching in the sunlight between gloom and gloom, and it is during that march that we must be judged for the future.

This brave woman has won knightly spurs as well as any Paladin of old.

So is it meet that ere she might mate with one worthy of her you, who hold in your hands the safety and honour of the State, should give your approval.

To you was it given to sit in judgment on the worth of this gallant Englisher, now my son.
You judged him then, before you had seen his valour, his strength, and skill exercised on behalf of a national cause.