It is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love. William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 1 scene 1 More Quotes by William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 1 scene 1 More Quotes From William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 1 scene 1 I will make a Star-chamber matter of it. William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 1 scene 1 If there be no great love in the beginning, yet heaven may decrease it upon better acquaintance, when we are married and have more occasion to know one another: I hope, upon familiarity will grow more contempt. William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 1 scene 1