The force of his own merit makes his way-a gift that heaven gives for …

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The force of his own merit makes his way-a gift that heaven gives for him. ✨ William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edward Capell, Alexander Pope, George Steevens (1821). The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, p.316
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The force of his own merit makes his way-a gift that heaven gives for him. ✨ William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edward Capell, Alexander Pope, George Steevens (1821). The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, p.316

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