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Quotation from Richard II by William Shakespeare
“Tis very true, my grief lies all within; And these external manner of laments Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured soul”
Richard II, Act 4, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1512 (modernised spelling))
After shattering the mirror, Richard accepts Bolingbroke's correction that only a shadow has been broken, and locates the substance of grief inside the soul.
Citation: "Tis very true, my grief lies all within; And these external manner of laments Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured soul" — William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act 4, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1512 (modernised spelling)). (id richard-ii-q11)
