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Quotation from Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

“There’s beggary in the love that can be reckoned”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Antony)

Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1534 (modern spelling))

Antony's reply when Cleopatra asks him to say how much he loves her; the lovers' language of boundlessness begins at once.

Citation: "There’s beggary in the love that can be reckoned" — William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1534 (modern spelling)). (id antony-and-cleopatra-q1)

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