These violent delights have violent ends And in their triump die, like…

William Shakespeare
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These violent delights have violent ends And in their triump die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume ✨ William Shakespeare (2000). Romeo and Juliet, p.149, Classic Books Company
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