A quotation from Shakespeare

FRIAR LAWRENCE: These violent delights have violent ends
   And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
   Which, as they kiss, consume.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, sc. 6, l. 9ff (2.6.9-11) (1595)

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Shakespeare, William - Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, sc. 6, l. 9ff (2.6.9-11) (1595) | WIST Quotations

FRIAR LAWRENCE: These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume. Urging Romeo to moderate his reckless passion for Juliet.

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