William Shakespeare, Macbeth

What three things does drink especially provoke? Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine.

William Shakespeare Macbeth Act 2, Scene 3, lines 27–29 (Macduff asks; the Porter answers) first printed 1623 (First Folio)

Edition: Folger Shakespeare, ed. Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine (Folger Shakespeare Library), read online at folger.edu
Read the whole text: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/macbeth/read/2/3/
Rights: Public domain: Shakespeare died in 1616.

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