Does the imagination dwell the most Upon a woman won or woman lost?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It questions whether we imagine more about winning or losing love.
- In plain terms
- Do we think more about gaining or losing her?
- What can you take from it?
- Consider what drives your imagination.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you obsess over?
- Does loss inspire more art?
Another view
Some people think more about the relationship itself.
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Never had I more Excited, passionate, fantastical Imagination, nor an ear and eye That more expected the impossible.
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