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Quotation from Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare

“For here, I hope, begins our lasting joy”

William Shakespeare (spoken by King Edward)

Henry VI, Part 3, Act 5, Scene 7 (Project Gutenberg #1502 (Folio-based modern-spelling text))

The play's last line, spoken by Edward just after Richard's aside comparing his kiss to Judas's; the audience knows the joy will not last.

Citation: "For here, I hope, begins our lasting joy" — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, Act 5, Scene 7 (Project Gutenberg #1502 (Folio-based modern-spelling text)). (id henry-vi-part-3-q13)

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