“ for Love is like a child, That longs for every thing that he can come by. ”
William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Topic | |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1589 and 1593 |
| Weblink | http://shakespeare.mit.edu/two_gentlemen/full.html |
Context
“So bold Leander would adventure it.
DUKE Now, as thou art a gentleman of blood,
Advise me where I may have such a ladder.
VALENTINE When would you use it? pray, sir, tell me that.
DUKE This very night; for Love is like a child,
That longs for every thing that he can come by.
VALENTINE By seven o'clock I'll get you such a ladder.
DUKE But, hark thee; I will go to her alone:
How shall I best convey the ladder thither?
VALENTINE It will be light, my lord, that you may bear it”
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