“ It is a basilisk unto mine eye, kills me to look on't. ”
William Shakespeare, Cymbeline (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Cymbeline |
| Topic | eyes reptile looking |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1609 and 1611 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1133/pg1133-images.html |
Context
“To send it me. IACHIMO. She writes so to you, doth she?
POSTHUMUS. O, no, no, no! 'tis true. Here, take this too;
[Gives the ring] It is a basilisk unto mine eye, Kills me to look on't. Let there be no honour
Where there is beauty; truth where semblance; love Where there's another man. The vows of women
Of no more bondage be to where they are made Than they are to their virtues, which is nothing.” source
POSTHUMUS. O, no, no, no! 'tis true. Here, take this too;
[Gives the ring] It is a basilisk unto mine eye, Kills me to look on't. Let there be no honour
Where there is beauty; truth where semblance; love Where there's another man. The vows of women
Of no more bondage be to where they are made Than they are to their virtues, which is nothing.” source
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