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William Shakespeare quote about life from Henry VI, Part 3 (1595) - Minutes, hours, days, months, and years, pass'd over to the end they were created, would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave. Ah, what a life were this!

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“ Minutes, hours, days, months, and years, pass'd over to the end they were created, would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave. Ah, what a life were this! ”

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Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry VI, Part 3

Topic

life time

Date

1595

Language

English

Reference

Note

Written around 1591

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1102/1102.txt

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William Shakespeare quote about life from Henry VI, Part 3 (1595) - Minutes, hours, days, months, and years, pass'd over to the end they were created, would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave. Ah, what a life were this!

William Shakespeare quote about life from Henry VI, Part 3 (1595) - Minutes, hours, days, months, and years, pass'd over to the end they were created, would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave. Ah, what a life were this!

William Shakespeare quote about life from Henry VI, Part 3 (1595) - Minutes, hours, days, months, and years, pass'd over to the end they were created, would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave. Ah, what a life were this!

William Shakespeare quote about life from Henry VI, Part 3 (1595) - Minutes, hours, days, months, and years, pass'd over to the end they were created, would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave. Ah, what a life were this!