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Quotation from Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare

“The sad companion, dull-eyed melancholy, Be my so used a guest as not an hour In the day’s glorious walk or peaceful night, The tomb where grief should sleep, can breed me quiet”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Pericles)

Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act I, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1537)

Back in Tyre after discovering Antiochus's secret, Pericles cannot shake the dread that follows him.

Citation: "The sad companion, dull-eyed melancholy, Be my so used a guest as not an hour In the day’s glorious walk or peaceful night, The tomb where grief should sleep, can breed me quiet" — William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act I, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1537). (id pericles-q2)

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