Famous Quotes | A lover may bestride the...

A lover may bestride the gossamers
That idles in the wanton summer air,
And yet not fall; so light is vanity.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Friar Lawrence, in Romeo and Juliet, act 2, sc. 6, l. 18-20. On Juliet’s arrival, “light of foot”; “wanton” means playful.

Categories: Dramatist, Love, Vanity

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