Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a ro…

William Shakespeare
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Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain ✨ 'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 3, l. 37
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Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain ✨ 'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 3, l. 37

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