Quote by Miguel de Cervantes
Death eats up all things, both the young lamb and old sheep; and I have heard our parson say, death values a prince no more than a clown; all's fish that comes to his net; he throws at all, and sweeps stakes; he's no mower that takes a nap at noon-day, but drives on, fair weather or foul, and cuts down the green grass as well as the ripe corn: he's neither squeamish nor queesy-stomach d, for he swallows without chewing, and crams down all things into his ungracious maw; and you can see no belly he has, he has a confounded dropsy, and thirsts after men's lives, which he gurgles down like mother's milk.
Summary
The quote implies that death is indiscriminate and relentless, consuming all living beings regardless of their status or age. Death is compared to a relentless reaper who shows no preference, cutting down both the young and old without mercy. It suggests that death is not selective and does not discriminate between rich and poor or high and low status. Death is portrayed as insatiable and insidious, swallowing lives without hesitation and thirsting for more. The analogy of a dropsy, a condition characterized by excessive thirst, highlights death's insatiable appetite for taking lives.
Topics
Death
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