Good gentle youth, tempt not a desperate man;
Fly hence, and leave me: think upon these gone;
Let them affright thee.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3. On encountering Paris at Juliet’s tomb, Romeo begs him to go away as he wants to be alone with Juliet. He makes clear that he doesn’t want violence and tries to get Paris to leave peaceably.