WIST Quotations

Shakespeare, William -- Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 1, l. 20ff (1.1.20-24) (1601)

Dave — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:17:18 +0000

ORSINO: O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first,
Methought she purged the air of pestilence.
That instant was I turned into a hart,
And my desires, like fell and cruel hounds,
E’er since pursue me.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 1, sc. 1, l. 20ff (1.1.20-24) (1601)
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Billings, Josh -- Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1870-12 (1870 ed.)

Dave — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:46:40 +0000

Love iz sed tew be blind, but i kno lots ov phellows in love, who kan see twice az mutch in their sweethearts as i kan.

[Love is said to be blind, but I know lots of fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I can.]

Josh Billings (1818–1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1870-12 (1870 ed.)
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Plath, Sylvia -- “Mad Girl’s Love Song” (1951)

Dave — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 05:01:58 +0000

I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed
And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane.

Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet and author
“Mad Girl’s Love Song” (1951)
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Shaw, George Bernard -- Candida, Act 3 (1898)

Dave — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:18:50 +0000

Man can climb to the highest summits; but he cannot dwell there long.

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright and critic
Candida, Act 3 (1898)
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