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Quotation from Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

“In poison there is physic; and these news, Having been well, that would have made me sick, Being sick, have in some measure made me well”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Northumberland)

Henry IV, Part 2, Act 1, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1518, modern spelling)

Northumberland, who claimed sickness to avoid Shrewsbury, says grief at Hotspur's death has roused him from his illness.

Citation: "In poison there is physic; and these news, Having been well, that would have made me sick, Being sick, have in some measure made me well" — William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act 1, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1518, modern spelling). (id henry-iv-part-2-q2)

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