The will is infinite and the execution confin'd, the desire is boundle…

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The will is infinite and the execution confin'd, the desire is boundless and the act a slave to limit. ✨ William Shakespeare (2013). Troilus and Cressida In Plain and Simple English: A Modern Translation and the Original Version, p.133, BookCaps Study Guides
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The will is infinite and the execution confin'd, the desire is boundless and the act a slave to limit. ✨ William Shakespeare (2013). Troilus and Cressida In Plain and Simple English: A Modern Translation and the Original Version, p.133, BookCaps Study Guides

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