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To have seen much and to have nothing is to have rich eyes and poor hands.

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William Shakespeare
Age: 51 †
Born: 1564
Born: April 26
Died: 1616
Died: April 23
Actor
Dramaturge
Playwright
Poet
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Writer
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
Shakespeare
The Bard
The Bard of Avon
William Shakspere
Swan of Avon
Bard of Avon
Shakespere
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Shakspeare
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William Shake‐ſpeare
Much
Seen
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Eyes
Poor
Eye
Hands
Nothing

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