If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou …

William Shakespeare
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If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. ✨ William Shakespeare (1823). The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings, p.920
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