Hamlet: Lady, shall I lie in your lap? Ophelia: No, my lord. Hamlet: D…

William Shakespeare
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Hamlet: Lady, shall I lie in your lap? Ophelia: No, my lord. Hamlet: DId you think I meant country matters? Ophelia: I think nothing, my lord. Hamlet: That's a fair thought to lie between maids' legs. Ophelia: What is, my lord? Hamlet: Nothing. ✨ William Shakespeare, Andrew Williams (2013). Textausgabe + Lektüreschlüssel. William Shakespeare: Hamlet: Reclam Textausgabe + Lektüreschlüssel, p.94, Reclam Verlag
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