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Quotation from Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

“Be it thy course to busy giddy minds With foreign quarrels”

William Shakespeare (spoken by King Henry IV)

Henry IV, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 5 (Project Gutenberg #1518, modern spelling)

The dying King's political counsel, followed at once by a prayer for forgiveness for how he won the crown.

Citation: "Be it thy course to busy giddy minds With foreign quarrels" — William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 5 (Project Gutenberg #1518, modern spelling). (id henry-iv-part-2-q13)

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