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Quotation from The Fair Jilt by Aphra Behn
“Love, mad malicious Love, was always called to Counsel, and, like easy Monarchs, she had no Ears, but for Flatterers”
The Fair Jilt, Miranda's passion for the friar, before the letters
Miranda refuses to let reason remind her of Francisco's vows; Behn uses a political image for a disordered soul.
Citation: "Love, mad malicious Love, was always called to Counsel, and, like easy Monarchs, she had no Ears, but for Flatterers" — Aphra Behn, The Fair Jilt, Miranda's passion for the friar, before the letters. (id behn-the-fair-jilt-q4)
