William Shakespeare

Except I be by Sylvia in the night, There is no music in the nightingale. -The Two Gentleman of Verona. read more

Except I be by Sylvia in the night, There is no music in the nightingale. -The Two Gentleman of Verona. Act iii. Sc. 1.

What infinite heart's-ease
Must kings neglect that private men enjoy!
And what have kings that privates have read more

What infinite heart's-ease
Must kings neglect that private men enjoy!
And what have kings that privates have not too,
Save ceremony, save general ceremony?

My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

When a gentlemen is disposed to swear, it is not for any
standers-by to curtail his oaths.

When a gentlemen is disposed to swear, it is not for any
standers-by to curtail his oaths.

Stand not upon the order of your going,
But go at once.

Stand not upon the order of your going,
But go at once.