"And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porpentine:"
— Hamlet

January 1, 1970

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Shakespearean tragediesFiction about poisonings
Original Language: English

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Variant: Most modern publications modernize this phrase to "Like quills upon the fretful porcupine."