Famous Quotes | A lioness, with udders all drawn...

A lioness, with udders all drawn dry,
Lay couching, head on ground, with cat-like watch
When that the sleeping man should stir; for ‘tis
The royal disposition of that beast
To prey on nothing that doth seem as dead.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Oliver, in As You Like It, act 4, sc. 3, l. 114-8. Describing the danger from which Orlando rescued him.

Categories: Animals, Dramatist, Sleep

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