Quote by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxf
If women could be fair and yet not fond, Or that their love were firm, not fickle still, I would not marvel that they make men bond By service long to purchase their good will; But when I see how frail those creatures are, I laugh that men forget themselves so far.
Summary
This quote criticizes the fickleness and lack of loyalty that the speaker perceives in women's love. The speaker suggests that if women were both just and steadfast in their affections, it would be understandable why men would willingly serve and strive to win their favor. However, because the speaker observes how fragile and inconstant women are, they find it ironic that men still go to great lengths to please them, implying that men are somehow forgetting their own worth in the process.
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