Quote by William Shakespeare

Eyes, look your last! Arms, take your last embrace! And, lips, O you the doors of breath, Seal with a righteous kiss A dateless bargain to engrossing death!

Eyes, look your last! Arms, take your last embrace! And, lip

Summary

This quote represents a farewell before facing death. The speaker implores their eyes to take in their final images, their arms to give a final embrace, and their lips to seal their last breath with a righteous kiss. They perceive death as an eternal contract, juxtaposing death's infinity with the brevity of life's moments. It illustrates the finality and dramatic intensity associated with bidding farewell to life and embracing the imminent embrace of death.

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