Famous Quotes | O Lord, methought what pain it...

O Lord, methought what pain it was to drown,
What dreadful noise of waters in my ears!
What sights of ugly death within my eyes!
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Clarence, in Richard III, act 1, sc. 4, l. 21-3. Describing a fearful dream; anticipating his own death.

Categories: Death, Dramatist, Drowning, Sea

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