These times of woe afford no time to woo.
Madam, good night: commend me to your daughter.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 4. Paris offers condolences to the Capulet family who are still mourning Tybalt’s death. But he is nothing if not persistent in his wish to woo and marry Juliet. He asks Lady Capulet to commend him to her daughter.