Who Ever Loved, That Loved Not at First Sight? Christopher Marlowe
Posted on: 1 October 2007
It lies not in our power to love or hate,
For will in us is overruled by fate.
When two are stripped, long ere the course begin,
We wish that one should love, the other win;
And one especially do we affect
Of two gold ingots, like in each respect:
The reason no man knows, let it suffice,
What we behold is censured by our eyes.
Where both deliberate, the love is slight:
Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight?
6 Responses to "Who Ever Loved, That Loved Not at First Sight? Christopher Marlowe"
2 | val
1 October 2007 at 18:36
Did I ever say Kit Marlowe was murdered less than a mile from my birthplace – only a couple of miles from where I now live? The site is now occupied by a noodle house.
3 | bogusboobs
7 October 2007 at 04:55
A noodle house, you say? It’s criminal, that.
Wonderful words, Ann … as always!
4 | Diane
15 October 2007 at 18:15
Maybe ‘not at first sight’ but it didn’t take him long to get under my skin (I wish!). Beautiful words for a beautiful man.
5 | cathy
16 October 2007 at 19:13
noodle house! sheesh!!
Ann love is a bit of a bugger really, don’t you think?
at home with ann 
1 October 2007 at 18:34
Ah, the beautiful lines of Shakespeare’s greatest rival, with pictures of love’s greatest treasure.