莎士比亚在《仲夏夜之梦》(A Midsummer Night's Dream)中使用了 dote,描写角色因魔法而疯狂迷恋的状态:"And ere I take this charm from off her sight, I'll make her render up her page to me. But who comes here? I am invisible; and I will overhear their conference." 其中多处出现 dote 来表达盲目的痴迷之爱。
简·奥斯汀在《傲慢与偏见》(Pride and Prejudice)中也用到此词,描写父母对子女过度偏爱的情感。