by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
For stony limits cannot hold love out
Language: English
For stony limits cannot hold love out.
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Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2 (Romeo) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Romeo and Juliet", 1997, first performed 1997 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Love Songs, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo)
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
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