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Quotation from Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

“But see, his face is black and full of blood, His eyeballs further out than when he lived, Staring full ghastly like a strangled man”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Warwick)

Henry VI, Part 2, Act 3, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1501 (Folio-based modern-spelling text))

Warwick examines Gloucester's corpse and contrasts it with the pale face of a natural death, arguing that the Duke was murdered.

Citation: "But see, his face is black and full of blood, His eyeballs further out than when he lived, Staring full ghastly like a strangled man" — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act 3, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1501 (Folio-based modern-spelling text)). (id henry-vi-part-2-q6)

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