William Shakespeare Quote

How oft when men are at the point of death
Have they been merry! which their keepers call
A lightning before death.


Romeo and Juliet (1595) act 5, sc. 3, l. 88


How oft when men are at the point of death Have they been merry! which their keepers call A lightning before death.

How oft when men are at the point of death Have they been merry! which their keepers call A lightning before death.

How oft when men are at the point of death Have they been merry! which their keepers call A lightning before death.

How oft when men are at the point of death Have they been merry! which their keepers call A lightning before death.