“Modesty restrains weak love,
but it is a weak bridle to powerful love.”
Act V, scene i.
Aminta (1573)
“Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.”
The Chances (c. 1613–25; 1647), Act II, scene 2. Song.
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