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1564–1616 England
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
King John (1598)
No, madam, 'tis not so well that I am poor, though many of the rich are damned.
Men so noble,
Henry VIII (1613)
God, if Thy will be so,
Richard III (1591)
There is a fellow somewhat near the door; he should be a brazier by his face.
Henry VIII (1613)
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
Henry V (1599)
The play, I remember, pleased not the million; 'twas caviare to the general.
But thou liest in thy throat; that is not the matter I challenge thee for.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny.
Where every something, being blent together
O, you shall see him laugh till his face be like a wet cloak ill laid up.
By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death
Cymbeline (1611)
Such men as he be never at heart's ease
Julius Cæsar (1599)
Madam, thou errest: I say, there is no darkness, but ignorance; in which thou art more puzzled, than the Egyptians in their fog.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
Would I were with him, wheresome'er he is, either in heaven or in hell.
Henry V (1599)
I am advised to give her music o' mornings; they say it will penetrate.
Cymbeline (1611)
Come, I am for no more bawdy houses: shall’s go hear the vestals sing?
His very words are a fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes.
'Twas never merry world
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