Quotation by Shakespeare

In her days every man shall eat in safety
Under his own vine what he plants, and sing
The merry songs of peace to all his neighbors.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Cranmer, in Henry VIII, act 5, sc. 4, l. 33-5.

Anticipating the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; the terms recall biblical passages such as Micah 4:3-4.
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