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Middle Ages2 quotes
In that part of the book of my memory, before which very little is written, there is a heading that reads "Here begins a new life". — Dante Alighieri · 1294My heart was not in me but with you, and now, even more, if it is not with you it is nowhere. — Heloise · 1132The Renaissance2 quotes
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red...
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound. — William Shakespeare · 1609With thee conversing I forget all time. — John Milton · 1667Age of Enlightenment1 quote
But to see her, was to love her;
Love but her, and love for ever. — Robert Burns · 1791