To love and be beloved; / Men and gods have not outlearned it; / And, how oft soe'er they've turned it, / 'Tis not to be improved.

Not all of the elven folk are benign. There are dark elves, too, who do not wish humans well.

Palamon at seeing Arcite , feels a colde fwerde glide throughout his heart: he starts from his ambuscade, and instantly salutes Areite with the appellation of false traitour.

All beings support the yin and embrace the yang; And through the blending of qis they create harmony.