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The Two Gentlemen of Verona.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 2, Scene 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Proteus<\/strong><\/p>\n

(This text is featured in our interview with Jeffrey Hawkins<\/a>)<\/p>\n

(Click here to see a fully scanned version<\/a> of the speech or here to see the First Folio version<\/a>)<\/p>\n

188\u00a0 Even as one heat another heat expels,
\n189\u00a0 Or as one nail by strength drives out another,
\n190\u00a0 So the remembrance of my former love
\n191\u00a0 Is by a newer object quite forgotten.
\n192\u00a0 Is it mine, or Valentine\u2019s praise,
\n193\u00a0 Her true perfection, or my false transgression,
\n194\u00a0 That makes me reasonless to reason thus?
\n195\u00a0 She is fair; and so is Julia, that I love.\u2014
\n196\u00a0 That I did love, for now my love is thaw\u2019d;
\n197\u00a0 Which, like a waxen image \u2019gainst a fire,
\n198\u00a0 Bears no impression of the thing it was.
\n199\u00a0 Methinks my zeal to Valentine is cold,
\n200\u00a0 And that I love him not as I was wont.
\n201\u00a0 O, but I love his lady too too much!
\n202\u00a0 And that\u2019s the reason I love him so little.
\n203\u00a0 How shall I dote on her with more advice,
\n204\u00a0 That thus without advice begin to love her!
\n205\u00a0 \u2019Tis but her picture I have yet beheld,
\n206\u00a0 And that hath dazzled my reason\u2019s light;
\n207\u00a0 But when I look on her perfections,
\n208\u00a0 There is no reason but I shall be blind.
\n209\u00a0 If I can check my erring love, I will;
\n210\u00a0 If not, to compass her I\u2019ll use my skill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Two Gentlemen of Verona.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 2, Scene 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Proteus (This text is featured in our interview with Jeffrey Hawkins) (Click here to see a fully scanned version of the speech or here to see the First Folio version) 188\u00a0 Even as one heat another heat expels, 189\u00a0 Or as one nail by strength drives<\/p>\n [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1879","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"The Two Gentlemen of Verona Act II, Scene iv | The State of Shakespeare","description":"The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act 2, Scene 4. Proteus (This text is featured in our interview with Jeffrey Hawkins) (Click here to see a fully scanned version of the speech or here to see the First Folio version) 188 Even as one heat another heat expels, 189 Or as one nail by strength drives","canonical_url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1879","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"google-site-verification":"UA-28965856-1","p:domain_verify":"d36dfa872cf08cb1686a0c207bca81df","miscellaneous":""},"schema":null,"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"The State of Shakespeare","og:type":"website","og:title":"The Two Gentlemen of Verona Act II, Scene iv | The State of Shakespeare","og:description":"The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act 2, Scene 4. Proteus (This text is featured in our interview with Jeffrey Hawkins) (Click here to see a fully scanned version of the speech or here to see the First Folio version) 188 Even as one heat another heat expels, 189 Or as one nail by strength drives","og:url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1879","fb:admins":"100001614971768","og:image":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg","og:image:width":600,"og:image:height":600,"twitter:card":"summary","twitter:site":"@stateofshakespe","twitter:title":"The Two Gentlemen of Verona Act II, Scene iv | The State of Shakespeare","twitter:description":"The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act 2, Scene 4. Proteus (This text is featured in our interview with Jeffrey Hawkins) (Click here to see a fully scanned version of the speech or here to see the First Folio version) 188 Even as one heat another heat expels, 189 Or as one nail by strength drives","twitter:image":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"1879","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2021-01-04 18:36:21","updated":"2026-04-03 01:47:22","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"

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