“ Beauty itself doth of itself persuade The eyes of men without an orator ”
William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece (1594). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
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| Source | The Rape of Lucrece |
| Topic | beauty eyes |
| Date | 1594 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://shakespeare.mit.edu/Poetry/RapeOfLucrece.html |
Context
“As is the morning's silver-melting dew
Against the golden splendor of the sun!
An expired date, cancell'd ere well begun:
Honour and beauty, in the owner's arms,
Are weakly fortress'd from a world of harms.
Beauty itself doth of itself persuade
The eyes of men without an orator;
What needeth then apologies be made,
To set forth that which is so singular?
Or why is Collatine the publisher
Of that rich jewel he should keep unknown
From thievish ears, because it is his own?”
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