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    If I say that Shakespeare is the greatest of intellects, I have
    said all concerning him. But there is more in Shakespeare's
    intellect than we have yet seen. It is what I call an
    unconscious intellect; there is more virtue in it that he himself
    is aware of.

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Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, Which we ascribe to Heaven. -All 's Well that Ends Well. Act i. read more

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Main chance. -King Henry VI. Part II. Act i. Sc. 1.

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And if his name be George, I 'll call him Peter; For new-made honour doth forget men's names. -King John. read more

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The blood more stirs To rouse a lion than to start a hare! -King Henry IV. Part I. Act i. read more

The blood more stirs To rouse a lion than to start a hare! -King Henry IV. Part I. Act i. Sc. 3.

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Old father antic the law. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act i. Sc. 2.

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The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act v. Sc. 1.

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All things that are, Are with more spirit chased than enjoy'd. How like a younker or a prodigal The scarfed read more

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An honest exceeding poor man. -The Merchant of Venice. Act ii. Sc. 2.

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A child of our grandmother Eve, a female; or, for thy more sweet understanding, a woman. -Love's Labour 's Lost. read more

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