Wedlock

Famous quotes containing the word wedlock:

“As the ox hath his bow, sir, the horse his curb, and the
falcon her bells, so man hath his desires; and as pigeons
bill, so wedlock would be nibbling.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

“For what is wedlock forcèd, but a hell,
An age of discord and continual strife?
Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss,
And is a pattern of celestial peace.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)