A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the f…

William Shakespeare
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A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm ✨ 'Hamlet' (1601) act 4, sc. 2, l. [29]
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