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Quotation from Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
“The weariest and most loathed worldly life That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment Can lay on nature is a paradise To what we fear of death”
Measure for Measure, Act 3, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1530)
The conclusion of Claudio's speech, which leads directly to his plea that Isabella yield.
Citation: "The weariest and most loathed worldly life That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment Can lay on nature is a paradise To what we fear of death" — William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act 3, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1530). (id measure-for-measure-q11)
