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Pardon, gentles all, the flat unraised spirits that have dared on this unworthy scaffold to bring forth so great an object.

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare
Age: 51 †
Born: 1564
Born: April 26
Died: 1616
Died: April 23
Actor
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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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William Shake‐ſpeare
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Forth
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Scaffold
Objects
Dared
Bring
Unworthy
Spirit
Pardon
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Flats

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