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Quotation from Richard III by William Shakespeare
“Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up”
Richard III, Act 1, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1503)
Richard describes his own body, born early and misshapen, as his reason for scorning the pleasures of peace.
Citation: "Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up" — William Shakespeare, Richard III, Act 1, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1503). (id richard-iii-q2)
Portrait: George Frederick Cooke as Richard III, Thomas Sully, Public domain.
