He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing, in the fig…

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He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing, in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a lion. ✨ William Shakespeare (1858). The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, with a Glossary, p.131
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