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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, A goodly apple rotten at the heart. O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

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William Shakespeare
Age: 51 †
Born: 1564
Born: April 26
Died: 1616
Died: April 23
Actor
Dramaturge
Playwright
Poet
Stage Actor
Writer
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
Shakespeare
The Bard
The Bard of Avon
William Shakspere
Swan of Avon
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Shakspeare
Shackspeare
William Shake‐ſpeare
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Cheek
Evil
Hath
Wickedness
Soul
Apples
Smiling
Heart
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Rotten
Goodly
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Witness
Cheeks
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Devil
Falsehood
Citing
Outside
Villain
Merchants
Holy
Apple
Venice

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