“O God! methinks, it were a happy life,To be no better than a…”

“O God! methinks, it were a happy life,To be no better than a homely swain;To sit upon a hill, as I do now,To carve out dials quaintly, point by point,Thereby to see the minutes how they run:How many make the hour full complete,How many hours bring about the day,How many days will finish up the year,How many years a mortal man may live.”

— William Shakespeare

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Title: Wikiquote: William Shakespeare
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Context

King Henry, Act II, scene v.

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Shakespeare, William. (n.d.). Wikiquote: William Shakespeare. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare

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