E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Love and Lordship.
Love and lordship never like fellowship. French, “Amour et seigneurie ne veulent point de campaigne;” German, “Liebe und herrschaft leiden keine gesellschaft,” Italian, “Amor e seignoria non vogliono compagnia. (Neither lovers nor princes can brook a rival.)
