"Haste, haste me to know it, that with wings as swift / As meditation or the thoughts of love / May sweep to my revenge."

— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)


Date
1603
Metaphor
"Haste, haste me to know it, that with wings as swift / As meditation or the thoughts of love / May sweep to my revenge."
Metaphor in Context
HAMLET
Haste, haste me to know it, that with wings as swift
As meditation or the thoughts of love
May sweep to my revenge.
(I.v.29-31)
Provenance
HDIS
Citation
Shakespeare, William. The Complete Works. Oxford Shakespeare. Electronic Edition for the IBM PC. Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor, Editor.
Date of Entry
08/04/2003

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.