“ Dost fall? If thus thou and nature can so gently part, The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, Which hurts and is desir'd. Dost thou lie still? If thou vanishest, thou tell'st the world It is not worth leave-taking. ”
William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Topic | death hurting |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1603 and 1607 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1534/pg1534-images.html |
Context
“I am fire and air; my other elements I give to baser life.—So,—have you done? Come then, and take the last warmth of my lips. Farewell, kind Charmian;—Iras, long farewell.
[Kisses them. IRAS falls and dies.]
Have I the aspic in my lips? Dost fall? If thus thou and nature can so gently part, The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, Which hurts and is desir'd. Dost thou lie still? If thou vanishest, thou tell'st the world It is not worth leave-taking. CHARMIAN. Dissolve, thick cloud, and rain; that I may say The gods themselves do weep!
CLEOPATRA. This proves me base: If she first meet the curled Antony, He'll make demand of her, and spend that kiss Which is my heaven to have.—Come, thou mortal wretch,
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[Kisses them. IRAS falls and dies.]
Have I the aspic in my lips? Dost fall? If thus thou and nature can so gently part, The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, Which hurts and is desir'd. Dost thou lie still? If thou vanishest, thou tell'st the world It is not worth leave-taking. CHARMIAN. Dissolve, thick cloud, and rain; that I may say The gods themselves do weep!
CLEOPATRA. This proves me base: If she first meet the curled Antony, He'll make demand of her, and spend that kiss Which is my heaven to have.—Come, thou mortal wretch,
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