"A little time will melt her frozen thoughts, / And worthless Valentine shall be forgot."
— Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Work Title
Date
1590?, 1623
Metaphor
"A little time will melt her frozen thoughts, / And worthless Valentine shall be forgot."
Metaphor in Context
DUKE
This weak impress of love is as a figure
Trenchèd in ice, which with an hour's heat
Dissolves to water and doth lose his form.
A little time will melt her frozen thoughts,
And worthless Valentine shall be forgot.
(III.ii.1-10)
This weak impress of love is as a figure
Trenchèd in ice, which with an hour's heat
Dissolves to water and doth lose his form.
A little time will melt her frozen thoughts,
And worthless Valentine shall be forgot.
(III.ii.1-10)
Categories
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
07/29/2003
