I love thee so, that, maugre all thy pride,
Nor wit nor reason can my passion hide.
Do not extort thy reasons from this clause,
For that I woo, thou therefore hast no cause
But rather reason thus with reason fetter,
Love sought is good, but given unsought better.

Mr. William Shakespeare: All's well that ends well. Twelfth night; or, What you will. The winter's tale. Macbeth (ed. 1767)