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definition

now mighty Caesar turned to clay might stop a wall to keep the wind away expression or saying

We are all humbled in death

Origin

Misquote of a line in Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Collector

Mark – 1960s
Mark Iliff – owner

Notes

The actual line is:
Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
—Hamlet (act 5, scene 1)

Submitted: 29/01/2022 by Mark

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