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the course of true love never did run smooth

the course of true love never did run smooth proverb: there will always be issues or problems in a romantic relationship.

Proverb

the course of true love never did run smooth

  1. There will always be issues or problems in a romantic relationship.

Origin of the course of true love never did run smooth

A quote from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1 Scene 1, said by Lysander to Hermia.

Questions about the course of true love never did run smooth

What does the course of true love never did run smooth mean?
The course of true love never did run smooth means there will always be issues or problems in a romantic relationship.
What part of speech is the course of true love never did run smooth?
The course of true love never did run smooth is a proverb.

Words near the course of true love never did run smooth in the dictionary

  1. The Colony
  2. the com
  3. the computer says no
  4. the corpse at every funeral
  5. The County
  6. the course of true love never did run smooth
  7. The Cove
  8. the cow is out of the barn
  9. the cow knows not the worth of its tail till it loses it
  10. the cowl does not make the monk
  11. the craft

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