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Quotation from Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare

“Death may usurp on nature many hours, And yet the fire of life kindle again The o’erpress’d spirits”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Cerimon)

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

Opening the chest, Cerimon judges that Thaisa may only seem dead and orders fire and cloths.

Citation: "Death may usurp on nature many hours, And yet the fire of life kindle again The o’erpress’d spirits" — William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act III, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1537). (id pericles-q8)

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