Wizard and Glass

Romeo: Lady, by yonder blessed moon I vow,

That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops-

Juliet: O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon,

That monthly changes in her circled orb,

Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

Romeo: What shall I swear by?

Juliet: Do not swear at all.

Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,

Which is the god of my idolatry,

And I’ll believe thee.

–Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

On the fourth day, to [Dorothy’s] great joy, Oz sent for her, and when she entered the Throne Room, he greeted her pleasantly.

“Sit down; my dear. I think I have found a way to get you out of this country.”

“And back to Kansas?” she asked eagerly. “Well, I’m not sure about Kansas,” said Oz, “for I haven’t the faintest notion which way it lies…”

–The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum

I asked one draught of earlier, happier sights,

Ere fitly I could hope to play my part.

Think first, fight afterwards-the soldier’s art:

One taste of the old time sets all to rights!

–Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

Robert Browning