“ I do desire we may be better strangers. ”
William Shakespeare, As You Like It (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | As You Like It |
| Topic | contempt strangers |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1598 and 1599 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1523/1523-h/1523-h.htm |
Context
“I thank you for your company; but, good faith, I had as lief have been myself alone. ORLANDO And so had I; but yet, for fashion's sake, I thank you too for your society. JAQUES God buy you: let's meet as little as we can. ORLANDO I do desire we may be better strangers. JAQUES I pray you, mar no more trees with writing love songs in their barks. ORLANDO I pray you, mar no more of my verses with reading them ill-favouredly. JAQUES Rosalind is your love's name? ORLANDO Yes, just.”
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