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Let me not to the marriage of true minds / Admit impediments

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  1. The first line of a sonnet by William Shakespeare. The poet is denying that anything can come between true lovers (that is, be an impediment to their love.)

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Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments: love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

"Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments: love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds."

From The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York by Hampe, Theo.

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