Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; read more

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but Jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at read more

Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but Jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.

The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.

Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.

Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Nor jealousy
Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell.

Nor jealousy
Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell.

The damning tho't stuck in my throat and cut me like a knife,
That she, whom all my life read more

The damning tho't stuck in my throat and cut me like a knife,
That she, whom all my life I'd loved, should be another's wife.