I am Envy...I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.
Christopher MarloweRead
Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
Interpretation
The quote invites someone to share a life filled with love and joy amidst the beauty of nature.
In this quote by Christopher Marlowe, the speaker is expressing a passionate invitation to a beloved to come and experience a life of love and pleasure. The imagery of nature, including valleys, groves, hills, and fields, highlights the beauty and serenity that accompany a romantic relationship, suggesting that the joys of love are intertwined with the delights found in the natural world.
In practice
This quote can be used in a wedding speech to celebrate the beauty of love.
I am Envy...I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.
What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?
Till swollen with cunning, of a self-conceit, His waxen wings did mount above his reach, And, melting, Heavens conspir'd his overthrow.
Our swords shall play the orators for us.
I'm armed with more than complete steel, - The justice of my quarrel.
Ah fair Zenocrate, divine Zenocrate, Fair is too foul an epithet for thee.
Lovers can do their amorous rites by their own beauties
We are not actually equal - humanity - if we are not allowed to freely love one another.
Love's first snow-drop, virgin kiss.
How was I able to live alone before, my little everything? Without you I lack self-confidence, passion for work, and enjoyment of life--in short, without you, my life is no life. [Written to his wife, Mileva]
God dislikes evil, and no happiness can be built on hate. Love one another as brothers.
Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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