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Quotation from Cymbeline by William Shakespeare

“By med’cine life may be prolong’d, yet death Will seize the doctor too”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Cymbeline)

Cymbeline, Act 5, Scene 5 (Project Gutenberg #1538)

Cymbeline's reply when the physician Cornelius reports the Queen's death; the King observes that medicine delays but cannot defeat mortality.

Citation: "By med’cine life may be prolong’d, yet death Will seize the doctor too" — William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 5, Scene 5 (Project Gutenberg #1538). (id cymbeline-q9)

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