1 Clo. Argal, he that is not guilty of his own death shortens not his own life. 2 Clo. But is this law? 1 Clo. Ay, marry, is 't; crowner's quest law.
1 Clo. Argal, he that is not guilty of his own death shortens not his own life. 2 Clo. But is this law? 1 Clo. Ay, marry, is 't; crowner's quest law.
- Source
- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing)
Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 1.
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- attributed · historical anthology
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- c. 1590 AD · renaissance
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- Public domain (United States)
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