Portal:Poetry/Quotes archive/Week 37 2006

He affects the metaphysics, not only in his satires, but in his amorous verses, where nature only should reign; and perplexes the minds of the fair sex with nice speculations of philosophy, when he should engage their hearts, and entertain them with the softnesses of love.
 * John Dryden on John Donne

Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee! Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope The Lord's anointed temple and stole thence The life 'o the building!
 * Macduff, in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare upon discoving the slain body of the king.

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