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Quotation from Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare

“So sharp are hunger’s teeth, that man and wife Draw lots who first shall die to lengthen life”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Cleon)

Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act I, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1537)

The governor of Tarsus describes the famine that Pericles' grain ships will relieve.

Citation: "So sharp are hunger’s teeth, that man and wife Draw lots who first shall die to lengthen life" — William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act I, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1537). (id pericles-q3)

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