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Quotation from Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

“Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Poins)

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

Watching Falstaff with Doll Tearsheet, Poins remarks on the old man's appetites.

Citation: "Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance" — William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1518, modern spelling). (id henry-iv-part-2-q5)

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