Creative Quotations from William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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William Shakespeare
(1564-1616) born on Apr 23

English dramatist, poet. He is considered the greatest writer in any language for his 154 sonnets and 37 plays, e.g., "Hamlet," 1600.

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I had rather than forty shillings I had my Book of Songs and Sonnets here.

Faith, thou hast some crotchets in thy head.

Here will be an old abusing of God's patience and the king's English.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

O, what a world of vile ill-favoured faults,
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year!

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"The Merry Wives of Windsor," I. i. (205).
R:	"The Merry Wives of Windsor," II. i. (158).
A:	"The Merry Wives of Windsor," I. iv. (5).
N:	"The Merry Wives of Windsor."
K:	Anne, in "The Merry Wives of Windsor," act 3, sc. 4.