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Brillant Quotes from Love's Labours Lost

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William Shakespeare coined the first longest word (there were other "longest" words later) "honorificabilitudinitatibus". This word was introduced by Shakespeare in his famous play, Love's Labors Lost. The play is one of Shakespeare's early comedies. It is considered to be intellectually designed; more suited for the sophisticated audience rather than the common theater lover. Here are some brilliantly worded quotes from Love's Labors Lost.

Love's Labours Lost, Act IV, Sc. II
You two are book-men.

Love's Labours Lost, Act V, Sc. I
In the posteriors of this day, which the rude multitude call the afternoon.

Love's Labours Lost, Act V, Sc. II
They have measured many a mile
To tread a measure with you on this grass.

Love's Labours Lost, Act V, Sc. I
He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.

Love's Labours Lost, Act II, Sc. I
A man of sovereign parts he is esteem'd;
Well fitted in arts, glorious in arms:
Nothing becomes him ill that he would well.

Love's Labours Lost, Act I, Sc. I
At Christmas I no more desire a rose
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; 1
But like of each thing that in season grows.

Love's Labours Lost, Act IV, Sc. III
As sweet and musical
As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair; 2
And when Love speaks, the voice of all the gods
Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony.

Love's Labours Lost, Act V, Sc. I
O, they have lived long on the alms-basket of words.
I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word;
for thou art not so long by the head as
honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier
swallowed than a flap-dragon.

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