Who said “How wonderful is death! Death and his brother sleep.”?

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Percy Bysshe Shelley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceQueen Mab (1813)

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Shelley, P. B. (n.d.). How wonderful is death! Death and his brother sleep. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2347-how-wonderful-is-death-death-and-his-brother/

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Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “How wonderful is death! Death and his brother sleep.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2347-how-wonderful-is-death-death-and-his-brother/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “How wonderful is death! Death and his brother sleep.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2347-how-wonderful-is-death-death-and-his-brother/.

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