First to Speak
Ere I could make thee open thy white hand
And clap thyself my love: then didst thou utter ‘I am yours for ever.’
–The Winter’s Tale,
Act I, Scene ii

Ere I could make thee open thy white hand
And clap thyself my love: then didst thou utter ‘I am yours for ever.’
–The Winter’s Tale,
Act I, Scene ii

I love thee not a jar o’ the clock behind.
–The Winter’s Tale,
Act I, Scene ii

I think there is not half a kiss to choose
Who loves another best.
–The Winter’s Tale,
Act IV, Scene iv

Were I the fairest youth
That ever made eye swerve, had force and knowledge
More than was ever man’s, I would not prize them
Without her love.
-The Winter’s Tale,
Act IV, Scene iv