Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Construe
But men may construe things after their fashion,
Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
Shakespeare.—Julius Cæsar, Act I. Scene 3. (Cicero to Casca.)
O illegitimate construction.
Shakespeare.—Much Ado About Nothing, Act III. Scene 4. (Margaret to Beatrice.)