The villany you teach me I shall execute; and it shall go hard but I w…

William Shakespeare
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The villany you teach me I shall execute; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. ✨ 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 3, sc. 1, l. [76]
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The villany you teach me I shall execute; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. ✨ 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 3, sc. 1, l. [76]

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