“ The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet. ”
William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | All's Well That Ends Well |
| Topic | past happiness sadness |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1604 and 1605 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2246/pg2246-images.html |
Context
“For I can guesse, that by thy honest ayde, Thou keptst a wife her selfe, thy selfe a Maide. Of that and all the progresse more and lesse, Resoluedly more leasure shall expresse: All yet seemes well, and if it end so meete, The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet. Flourish. The Kings a Begger, now the Play is done, All is well ended, if this suite be wonne, That you expresse Content: which we will pay, With strife to please you, day exceeding day: Ours be your patience then, and yours our parts,”
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