“The arms are fair,
When the intent of bearing them is just.”
Henry IV, Part 1, Act V, Sc 2

The Beechnut Fairy, by Cicely Mary Barker

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"We would not seek a battle as we are,
Nor, as we are, we say we will not shun it." ~ Henry V (A3,S6).

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Noble patricians, patrons of my right,
Defend the justice of my cause with arms;
And, countrymen, my loving followers,
Plead my successive title with your swords

Titus Andronicus - Act 1 Scene 1

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"Noble heroes, my sword and yours are kin." ~ All's Well That Ends Well (A2,S1).

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I couldn't decide on the correct image for the quote, but since I do a comic book account, I thought 'hey, just do a variant cover'

Then follow me, and give me audience, friends

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O, for a horse with wings.-Cymbeline A3,S2

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“All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.”
― Shakespeare
(art by Edward Burne-Jones)

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Romeo: It is my soul that calls upon my name:
How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night,
Like softest music to attending ears!
Juliet: Romeo!
Romeo: My dear?

Romeo and Juliet A2Sc2
Shakespeare




Art: Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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In winter with warm tears I'll melt the snow, and keep eternal springtime on thy face..

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She red and hot as coals of glowing fire

Venus and Adonis

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"My soul is in the sky"

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 5 Scene 1


Image: Stormy Sea with Castle Ruin and Figures by Paul Sandby (1731 – 1809).

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“On the bat’s back do I fly
After summer, merrily.” Ariel in The Tempest, Act 5, Sc 1


Image from The Forrest Collection of scrapbooks held by . Hand-coloured
by the Forrest children in 1868.

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In such a night
Stood Dido with a willow in her hand
Upon the wild sea banks, and waft her love
To come again to Carthage.

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'Has this fellow no feeling of his business? He sings in grave-making'
Hamlet Act 5, Scene 1:17
(Fresco by Felix Hölzl, Straubing, 1763)

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Comets, importing change of times and states brandish your crystal tresses in the sky..

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My soul is in the sky. – Midsummer Night’s Dream A5,S1

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“To unpath’d waters, undreamed shores...”
The Winter’s Tale, Act 4, Sc 4

The Traveller’s Joy Flower Fairy by Cicely Barker, 1920s.
This English flower, of the Clematis family, is so named as it was a welcome sight to travellers both setting out & returning.

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"...and therefore welcome the sour cup of prosperity.
Affliction may one day smile again, and till
then, sit thee down, sorrow!"

-Costard, 'Love's Labour's Lost' 1:1:313-315

I ❤️

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Eight wild boars roasted whole at a breakfast—and but twelve persons there! Is this true?
Antony and Cleopatra - Act 2 Scene 2

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"Had you such leisure in the time of Death ... ?" Richard III (Act 1,Scene 4).
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