The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks
“Now I know what Love is.”
Nunc scio quid sit Amor.
Book VIII, line 43 (tr. R. C. Trevelyan)
Eclogues (37 BC)
“The light
Begin to bleed,
Begin to breathe,
Begin to speak.
D'you know what?
I love you better now.”
Song lyrics, Hounds of Love (1985), The Ninth Wave
Source: Lady Windermere's Fan
“What did I know, what did I know
of love's austere and lonely offices?”
Those Winter Sundays (lines 13-14)
Source: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (1981)
“I know what is love. Love is man and woman in bed.”
Fiction, Beds in the East (1959)
“Do you know what I really need?
I need love love love love love, yeah!”
Song lyrics, Hounds of Love (1985)
