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Quotation from Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare

“Like Patience gazing on kings’ graves, and smiling Extremity out of act”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Pericles)

Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act V, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1537)

Pericles, not yet knowing her, compares the young woman before him to an emblem of Patience.

Citation: "Like Patience gazing on kings’ graves, and smiling Extremity out of act" — William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act V, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1537). (id pericles-q11)

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