“ Dumb jewels often in their silent kind More than quick words do move a woman's mind. ”
William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Topic | women words |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1589 and 1593 |
| Weblink | http://shakespeare.mit.edu/two_gentlemen/full.html |
Context
“For long agone I have forgot to court;
Besides, the fashion of the time is changed--
How and which way I may bestow myself
To be regarded in her sun-bright eye.
VALENTINE Win her with gifts, if she respect not words:
Dumb jewels often in their silent kind
More than quick words do move a woman's mind.
DUKE But she did scorn a present that I sent her.
VALENTINE A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
Send her another; never give her o'er;
For scorn at first makes after-love the more.
If she do frown, 'tis not in hate of you,”
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