Motif
Perilous path of love requiring caution
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 XXIII / XLIII / LXIII / LXXVII; lines 16308-16324 confidence: medium
The speaker addresses the heart, saying that on the path of Love deceit and risk are great, and that one who goes swiftly will fall upon the way.
Love is explicitly framed as a path marked by deceit and risk, with falling as a consequence of rushing.
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