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    I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to
    Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never
    plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a
    thousand.

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Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act iii. Sc. 1.

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Close up his eyes and draw the curtain close; And let us all to meditation. -King Henry VI. Part II. read more

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