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William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He is one of the world's most highly esteemed writers, and is thought to be the most quoted author in history, second only to the Bible. His plays and poems have been studied, analyzed, read, and loved for centuries.


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Quote Left Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in loversand#8217; eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with loversand#8217; tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet. Quote Right
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Quote Left What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Quote Right
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Quote Left God bless thee and put meekness in thy mind, love, charity, obedience, and true duty Quote Right
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Quote Left I shall despair. There is no creature loves me;
And if I die no soul will pity me:
And wherefore should they, since that I myself
Find in myself no pity to myself?
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Quote Left 3rd Fisherman. I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. 1st Fisherman. Why, as men do a-land: the great ones eat up the little ones. Quote Right
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