That I have ta’en away this old man’s daughter,
It is most true; true, I have married her:
The very head and front of my offending
Hath this extent, no more.
– William Shakespeare
Othello, Act 1, Scene 3. Othello responds to Brabantio’s accusations that he has broken Venetian law by using witchcraft to steal away Brabantio’s daughter Desdemona. In his defense Othello admits that it is true he married Desdemona, but that is his only offense.