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Quotation from Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare

“O tiger’s heart wrapped in a woman’s hide”

William Shakespeare (spoken by York)

Henry VI, Part 3, Act 1, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1502 (Folio-based modern-spelling text))

York's reply to Margaret's taunting with his son's blood; Robert Greene parodied the line in 1592 to attack Shakespeare.

Citation: "O tiger’s heart wrapped in a woman’s hide" — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, Act 1, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1502 (Folio-based modern-spelling text)). (id henry-vi-part-3-q2)

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