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“If I speak to thee in friendship's name, Thou think'st I speak too coldly; If I mention love's devoted flame, Thou say'st I speak too boldly.”
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- Source:
- How shall I woo?
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 6babcb0f9626900f882cea743d406b07c24cf48ff6a2f9e66426aeac8711054a
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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