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Quotation from Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare

“A terrible childbed hast thou had, my dear; No light, no fire: th’unfriendly elements Forgot thee utterly”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Pericles)

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

Pericles mourns Thaisa, apparently dead in childbirth, before committing her body to the sea.

Citation: "A terrible childbed hast thou had, my dear; No light, no fire: th’unfriendly elements Forgot thee utterly" — William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act III, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1537). (id pericles-q6)

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