I Bear A Charmed Life




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I Bear A Charmed Life : Phrases



Meaning:

A life of guaranteed good fortune or invulnerability, by virtue of a charm or spell.



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Origin:

From Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1605.

MACBETH

Thou losest labour:
As easy mayst thou the intrenchant air
With thy keen sword impress as make me bleed:
Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests;
I bear a charmed life, which must not yield,
To one of woman born.








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