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William Shakespeare quote about love from Othello (1623) - We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts; whereof I take this, that you call love, to be a sect or scion.

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“ We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts; whereof I take this, that you call love, to be a sect or scion. ”

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Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Othello

Topic

love passion reason

Date

1623

Language

English

Reference

Note

Written between 1601 and 1604

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1531/1531-h/1531-h.htm

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William Shakespeare quote about love from Othello (1623) - We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts; whereof I take this, that you call love, to be a sect or scion.

William Shakespeare quote about love from Othello (1623) - We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts; whereof I take this, that you call love, to be a sect or scion.

William Shakespeare quote about love from Othello (1623) - We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts; whereof I take this, that you call love, to be a sect or scion.

William Shakespeare quote about love from Othello (1623) - We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts; whereof I take this, that you call love, to be a sect or scion.