Nay, do not think I flatter. For what advancement may I hope from thee…

William Shakespeare
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Nay, do not think I flatter. For what advancement may I hope from thee, That no revenue hast but thy good spirits To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flattered? ✨ William Shakespeare (2011). Hamlet, p.139, Simon and Schuster
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Nay, do not think I flatter. For what advancement may I hope from thee, That no revenue hast but thy good spirits To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flattered? ✨ William Shakespeare (2011). Hamlet, p.139, Simon and Schuster

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