Note to Romeo and Juliet, 2.5.7: "Therefore do nimble-pinion'd doves draw Love"

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nimble-pinion'd doves draw Love: swift-winged doves pull Venus [in her chariot]. Juliet is thinking of depictions such as the one below, in which doves and cupids hold the reins of Venus' chariot.

Venus and Adonis
François Lemoyne, 1729