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Quotation from Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare

“And ’tis this fever that keeps Troy on foot, Not her own sinews”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Ulysses)

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

Ulysses describes the envious emulation spreading down the Greek ranks as a fever that keeps the enemy alive.

Citation: "And ’tis this fever that keeps Troy on foot, Not her own sinews" — William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act I, Scene III (Project Gutenberg #1528). (id troilus-and-cressida-q4)

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