I would I were thy bird.
 William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (1597). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source Romeo and Juliet
Topic love bird
Date 1597
Language English
Reference Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2
Note Written between 1591 and 1595 Romeo line
Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1112/pg1112.html

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“And yet no farther than a wanton's bird, That lets it hop a little from her hand, Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, And with a silk thread plucks it back again, So loving-jealous of his liberty. Rom. I would I were thy bird.
Jul. Sweet, so would I.
Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing. Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow. [Exit.]” source

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