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Quotation by Shakespeare
Shall we rest us here,
And by relating tales of others' griefs,
See if 'twill teach us to forget our own?
And by relating tales of others' griefs,
See if 'twill teach us to forget our own?
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Cleon, in Pericles, act 1, sc. 4, l. 1-3.
"Griefs" = miseries; Cleon's city is afflicted by famine.
"Griefs" = miseries; Cleon's city is afflicted by famine.
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