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Quotation from Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

“Now, God be praised, that to believing souls Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair”

William Shakespeare (spoken by King Henry)

Henry VI, Part 2, Act 2, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1501 (Folio-based modern-spelling text))

Henry's immediate response to news of a miracle at St Albans, before anyone has examined the supposed cure; his piety is sincere and his judgment untested.

Citation: "Now, God be praised, that to believing souls Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair" — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act 2, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1501 (Folio-based modern-spelling text)). (id henry-vi-part-2-q1)

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