Things
base and vile, holding no quantity,
Love
can transpose to form and dignity
Love
looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And
therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act I. Sc. 1.
Vocabulary:
1) vile: (formal) shameful and evil; despicable
a vile slander
(informal) very bad, nasty, or unpleasant
She has a vile temper.
This food is vile.
2) transpose: 1. to reverse the order or position of (usual two things)
If you transpose the letters of "at" it reads "ta".
2. to write or perform (a piece of music) in a musical key different from the original one