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LOVE begets love
Cf. L.
amor gignit amorem
, love produces love.
1648
Hesperides
297
Love love begets, then never be Unsoft to him who's smooth to thee.
1812
I'll consider of It
iii.
‘Love’ says the proverb, ‘produces love’.
1909
Epistle to Ephesians
275
Love begets love, and .. if a man loves God, then that glowing beam will glow whether it is turned to earth or turned to heaven.
1958
Death of Party
vi.
The cliché that ‘love breeds love’ was a blatant lie.
love
;
reciprocity
amor gignit amorem
, love produces love.
1648Hesperides
297
Love love begets, then never be Unsoft to him who's smooth to thee.
1812
I'll consider of It
iii.
‘Love’ says the proverb, ‘produces love’.
1909
Epistle to Ephesians
275
Love begets love, and .. if a man loves God, then that glowing beam will glow whether it is turned to earth or turned to heaven.
1958
Death of Party
vi.
The cliché that ‘love breeds love’ was a blatant lie.
love;
reciprocity
LOVE is blind
Cf. THEOCRITUS Idyll x. 19
u
o
..
ó
..
ohgr;
, love is blind; PLAUTUS
Miles Gloriosus
l. 1259
caeca amore est
, she is blinded by love.
c
1390
Merchant's Tale
l. 1598
For love is blynd alday, and may nat see.
1591
Two Gentlemen of Verona
II. i 61
If you love her you cannot see her.—Why?—Because Love is blind.
1978
Lucky Devil
xii.
‘How did you ever come to marry an idiot like Irving? ... ’ ‘Love is blind.’
1998
Washington Times
3 Feb. C16 Love is blind.
It's also deaf and sometimes stupid.
love
uo..ó
..
ohgr;, love is blind; PLAUTUSMiles Gloriosus
l. 1259
caeca amore est
, she is blinded by love.
c1390
Merchant's Tale
l. 1598
For love is blynd alday, and may nat see.
1591
Two Gentlemen of Verona
II. i 61
If you love her you cannot see her.—Why?—Because Love is blind.
1978
Lucky Devil
xii.
‘How did you ever come to marry an idiot like Irving? ... ’ ‘Love is blind.’
1998
Washington Times
3 Feb. C16 Love is blind.
It's also deaf and sometimes stupid.
love
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