Careful Words

woo (v.)

She that was ever fair and never proud,

Had tongue at will, and yet was never loud.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Othello. Act ii. Sc. 1.

I 'll woo her as the lion wooes his brides.

John Home (1724-1808): Douglas. Act i. Sc. 1.

  Men are April when they woo, December when they wed: maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): As You Like It. Act iv. Sc. 1.