She is all states, and all princes, I, Nothing else is.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims their lover embodies all states and princes, while they are nothing else.
- In plain terms
- My lover is everything; I am nothing.
- What can you take from it?
- Lover is everything to the speaker.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your identity?
- When do we lose ourselves?
Another view
It can seem self-effacing.
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