But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be; Within that circle none d…

John Dryden
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But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he. ✨ John Dryden (1870). The Poetical Works of John Dryden, p.400
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But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he. ✨ John Dryden (1870). The Poetical Works of John Dryden, p.400

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