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Quotation from As You Like It by William Shakespeare

“Men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love.”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Rosalind (as Ganymede))

As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1523)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Rosalind punctures Orlando's vow that he will die if Rosalind refuses him, retelling Troilus and Leander unromantically.

Citation: "Men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love." — William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1523). (id as-you-like-it-q8)

Portrait: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies or The First Folio, William Shakespeare, Public domain.

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