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“You take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live.”

Quote by William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564 - April 23, 1616) was one of the greatest poets of the English Renaissance, renowned for his dramatic works. His plays spanned a variety of genres, including tragedy, comedy, and history, and have had a profound impact on literature worldwide. more

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“I'll read enough When I do see the very book indeed Where all my sins are writ, and that's myself.”

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Book:The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators

Source: The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators

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Book:The plays of William Shakespeare: With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators

Source: The plays of William Shakespeare: With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators

“Will Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest terms?”

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Author:William Shakespeare

“Give me to drink mandragora.”

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Author:William Shakespeare

“You are not wood, you are not stones, but men; And being men, hearing the will of Caesar, It will inflame you, it will make you mad.”

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“Say, what abridgement have you for this evening? What masque, what music? How shall we beguile The lazy time if not with some delight?”

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Book:A Midsummer Night's Dream

Source: A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Book:The works of William Shakespeare

Source: The works of William Shakespeare

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Source: As You Like it