I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, fr…

William Shakespeare
2362 citations
I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes like stars start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part, And each particular hair to stand on end Like quills upon the fretful porpentine. But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood. List, list, O list! ✨ 'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 5, l. 13
Reflection
21

More Author Quotes

By my soul I swear, there is no power in the tongue of man to alter me. ✨ William Shakespeare, William Harness, William Gilmore Simms (1842). The Complete Works of William Shakspeare, p.205
You are not worth another word, else I'd call you knave. ✨ William Shakespeare (1833). The plays and poems of William Shakspeare, p.219
And all this day an unaccustomed spirit lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts. ✨ 'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 5, sc. 1, l. 3
The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mighti … ▶
Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? ...If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the r … ▶

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes