Love is only one of many passions. ✨ 'The Plays of William Shakespeare…

Samuel Johnson
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Love is only one of many passions. ✨ 'The Plays of William Shakespeare, with Notes' (1765) preface (Yale ed., p. 63)
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Love is only one of many passions. ✨ 'The Plays of William Shakespeare, with Notes' (1765) preface (Yale ed., p. 63)

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