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Suit the action to the word : the word to the action : with this special observance that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature.

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare
Age: 51 †
Born: 1564
Born: April 26
Died: 1616
Died: April 23
Actor
Dramaturge
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Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
Shakespeare
The Bard
The Bard of Avon
William Shakspere
Swan of Avon
Bard of Avon
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Shakspeare
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William Shake‐ſpeare
Modesty
Suit
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