O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound
And crown what I profess with kind event
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I
Beyond all limit of what else i’ the world
Do love, prize, honour you.
– William Shakespeare
The Tempest, Act 3, Scene 1. This is Ferdinand’s reply when Miranda asks simply: "Do you love me?" Completely smitten, he asks heaven and earth to bear witness to his declaration that he loves, prizes and honors her more than anything else in the world.