“ Say I will love her everlastingly . . . But how long shall that title, 'ever,' last? ”
William Shakespeare, Richard III (1597). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Richard III |
| Topic | love eternity |
| Date | 1597 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1591 and 1592 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1503/1503-h/1503-h.htm |
Context
“Tell her the king, that may command, entreats. QUEEN ELIZABETH That at her hands which the king's King forbids. KING RICHARD Say she shall be a high and mighty queen. QUEEN ELIZABETH To wail the title, as her mother doth. KING RICHARD Say I will love her everlastingly. QUEEN ELIZABETH But how long shall that title, "ever," last? KING RICHARD Sweetly in force unto her fair life's end. QUEEN ELIZABETH But how long fairly shall her sweet life last? KING RICHARD As long as heaven and nature lengthens it.”
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