Quote#Nature
What a bridge
Quote byPhilip Massinger · 1583–1640
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Bondman (1623), Act IV, scene iii.
English (original)
What a bridge Of glass I walk upon, over a river Of certain ruin! Mine own weighty fears Cracking what should support me:—And those helps, Which confidence yields to others, are from me Ravish'd by doubts, and wilful jealousy.
— Philip Massinger
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