Tag: The Merchant of Venice

The devil can cite…

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IMAGE: The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. / An evil soul producing holy witness / Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, / A goodly apple rotten at the heart. / O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! //

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. / An evil soul producing holy witness / Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, / A goodly apple rotten at the heart. / O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!… More »

So may the outward…

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IMAGE: So may the outward shows be least themselves. The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves. The world is still deceived with ornament. – Bassanio — William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616): The Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene II (Image by skeeze from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of… More »

(For) Love is blind…

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IMAGE: "(For) Love is blind always, and can not see." // "(But) Love is blind and lovers cannot see / The pretty follies that themselves commit." //

(For) Love is blind always, and can not see. [(ME) For loue is blynd alday and may nat see.] – Geoffirey Chaucer (c.1343 – 1400): The Canterbury Tales (The Merchant’s Tale) / (But) Love is blind and lovers cannot see… More »

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