O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invent…

William Shakespeare
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O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! ✨ 'Henry V' (1599) chorus, l. 1
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