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Quotation from Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare

“Take but degree away, untune that string, And hark what discord follows”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Ulysses)

Troilus and Cressida, Act I, Scene III (Project Gutenberg #1528)

From Ulysses' speech to the Greek council diagnosing the stalled siege as a neglect of rank and order.

Citation: "Take but degree away, untune that string, And hark what discord follows" — William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act I, Scene III (Project Gutenberg #1528). (id troilus-and-cressida-q2)

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