“My lady, the tide waits for no man, but I swear it would wait for you.” – Lord Wessex, Shakespeare in Love ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Shakespeare in Love 1998

Lord Wessex Colin Firth

My lady, the tide waits for no man, but I swear it would wait for you.

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