“ Love thrives not in the heart that shadows dreadeth ”
William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece (1594). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
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| Source | The Rape of Lucrece |
| Topic | love heart |
| Date | 1594 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://shakespeare.mit.edu/Poetry/RapeOfLucrece.html |
Context
“That had Narcissus seen her as she stood,
Self-love had never drown'd him in the flood.
'Why hunt I then for colour or excuses?
All orators are dumb when beauty pleadeth;
Poor wretches have remorse in poor abuses;
Love thrives not in the heart that shadows dreadeth:
Affection is my captain, and he leadeth;
And when his gaudy banner is display'd,
The coward fights and will not be dismay'd.
'Then, childish fear, avaunt! debating, die!
Respect and reason, wait on wrinkled age!”
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