But it is a melancholy of mine own, compounded of many simples, extrac…

William Shakespeare
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But it is a melancholy of mine own, compounded of many simples, extracted from many objects, and indeed the sundry contemplation of my travels, which, by often rumination, wraps me in the most humorous sadness. ✨ William Shakespeare (2001). As You Like It, p.211, Classic Books Company
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