Lord, what fools these mortals be! ✨ 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595…

William Shakespeare
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Lord, what fools these mortals be! ✨ 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 3, sc. 2, l. 115
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