William ShakespeareO my love, my wife! Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
About This Quote
The above quote is about the dangers of being in love with someone who is married to another person. It was written by Edmund Spenser, an English poet of the late 15th century, who had fallen in love with the woman he later married. The poem was published in "The Faerie Queene, Book II" (1590). It is not known when or where Spenser wrote this poem, but it shows how he was affected by the fact that his beloved's husband died soon after they were married.
Source: Romeo And Juliet
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