O teach me how I should forget to think (1.1.224) — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
O teach me how I should forget to think (1.1.224) — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
O teach me how I should forget to think (1.1.224) — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
O teach me how I should forget to think (1.1.224) — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
O teach me how I should forget to think (1.1.224) — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
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O teach me how I should forget to think (1.1.224)

— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
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