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"Who, in the lusty stealth of nature, take More composition and fierce quality Than doth, within a dull, stale, tired bed, Go to the creating a whole tribe of fops Got tween asleep and wake?"
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King LearWisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile: — King Lear
"Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile: Filths savour but themselves."
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The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in late 1605 or early 1606. Set in pre-Roman Britain, the play depicts the consequences of King Lear's love-test, in which he divides his power and land according to the praise of his daughters. The play is known for its dark tone, complex poetry, and prominent motifs concerning blindness, madness a
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"I am a man, More sinnd against than sinning."
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"Is man no more than this? Consider him well. Thou owest the worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no wool, the cat no perfume. Ha! heres three on s are sophisticated; thou art the thing itself; unaccomodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art."
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"Lear: So young, and so untender? Cordelia: So young, my lord, and true. Lear: Let it be so; — thy truth, then, be thy dower."
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"Nothing can come of nothing: speak again."
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"Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides: Who cover faults, at last shame them derides."
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