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Quotation from Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
“In her days every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine what he plants, and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours”
Henry VIII, Act V, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1541 (First Folio text, modernized))
Part of the christening prophecy over the infant Elizabeth, echoing the biblical image of each man under his vine (Micah 4:4; 1 Kings 4:25).
Citation: "In her days every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine what he plants, and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours" — William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act V, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1541 (First Folio text, modernized)). (id henry-viii-q13)
