A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly ar…

William Shakespeare
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A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser. ✨ 1597-8 Archbishop ofYork. Henry IV PartTwo, act 4, sc.1, l.315-17.
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