"Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, And..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, And thou art wedded to calamity.
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“There did he sit shrivelled in his chimney corner, fretting on account of his weak legs, world weary, will weary, and one day he suffocated through his excessive pity.”