“ So wise so young, they say, do never live long. ”
William Shakespeare, Richard III (1597). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
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| Source | Richard III |
| Topic | wisdom death youth |
| Date | 1597 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1591 and 1592 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1503/1503-h/1503-h.htm |
Context
“Upon recórd, my gracious lord. PRINCE But say, my lord, it were not register'd, Methinks the truth should live from age to age, As 'twere retail'd to all posterity, Even to the general all-ending day. GLOSTER [Aside] So wise so young, they say, do never live long. PRINCE What say you, uncle? GLOSTER I say, without characters, fame lives long.— [Aside] Thus, like the formal vice, Iniquity, I moralize two meanings in one word. PRINCE That Julius Caesar was a famous man;”
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