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Chuck Nice referenced a passage from this play in a chapter of his second book, highlighting Helena's witty comment on Peroles's fighting style.
This is my second book ever, okay? In the chapter called Celestial Winding. Here it is. And it's a segment from All's Well That Ends Well.
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Chuck Nice referenced a passage from this play in a chapter of his second book, highlighting Helena's witty comment on Peroles's fighting style.
This is my second book ever, okay? In the chapter called Celestial Winding. Here it is. And it's a segment from All's Well That Ends Well.
Helena displays a sharpness of wit as she comments on the valor of Peroles. Here it is, Helena. Monsieur Peroles, you were born under a most charitable star.
She replies, the wars hath so kept you under that you must needs be born under Mars. Peroles, when he was predominant? When he was retrograde, I think that's... Wait, wait, wait.
And Peroles says, why think you so? Helena replies, you go so much backwards when you fight.