You taught me language, and my profit on't / Is, I know how to curse ✨…

William Shakespeare
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You taught me language, and my profit on't / Is, I know how to curse ✨ 'The Tempest' (1611) act 1, sc. 2, l. 363
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You taught me language, and my profit on't / Is, I know how to curse ✨ 'The Tempest' (1611) act 1, sc. 2, l. 363

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