#it's like the winter's tale meets la vida es sueño meets... every other play i like
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Cleomena. How do you like this grove?
Thersander. As I do every place you're pleas'd to bless.
Heaven were not Heaven, were Gods not present there;
And where you are, 'tis Heaven every where.
The Young King; or, the Mistake (1679) by Aphra Behn, Act II scene iii
#i borrowed a volume of the collected works by the library a couple days ago and oh. my. god#aphra behn#the young king#restoration drama#tragicomedy#poetry#im so obsessed w this play so far like it's everything#it's like the winter's tale meets la vida es sueño meets... every other play i like#it's her first verse play ive ever read and i love it. why tf did restoration audiences prefer prose and the unities? fuck u guys#i was always intrigued by this play im glad i read it first#of all the other plays in this volume#but im looking forward to those others too#i can finally read abdelazar!!!!
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