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Quotation from Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare

“Lest this great sea of joys rushing upon me O’erbear the shores of my mortality”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Pericles)

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

At the moment of recognition Pericles asks Helicanus to wound him lest joy overwhelm him.

Citation: "Lest this great sea of joys rushing upon me O’erbear the shores of my mortality" — William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act V, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1537). (id pericles-q12)

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