Stay Inside Simplicity
What we changed
Was innocence for innocence. We knew not
The doctrine of ill-doing, nor dreamed
That any did.
—The Winter’s Tale,
Act I, Scene ii
Tag: Winter’s Tale
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September 28
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August 9
Run
Exit, pursued by a bear.
–The Winter’s Tale,
Act III, Scene iii -
July 7
Rarely Defend
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails.–The Winter’s Tale,
Act II, Scene ii -
Which Is Worse?
Which is Worse?
I hate thee,
Pronounce thee a gross lout, a mindless slave,
Or else a hovering temporizer, that
Canst with thine eyes at once see good and evil,
Inclining to them both:–The Winter’s Tale,
Act I, Scene ii -
May 18
Admiration
When you do dance, I wish you
A wave o’ the sea, that you might ever do
Nothing but that.–Winter’s Tale,
Act IV, Scene iv -
April 16
Believe
It is required
You do awake your faith.–Winter’s Tale,
Act V, Scene iii -
February 21
Truth Teller
I speak as my understanding instructs me
and as mine honesty puts it to utterance.–The Winter’s Tale,
Act I, Scene i