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DRAMATISTS > dramatist, poet > William Shakespeare
The purest treasure...
Vendor: DRAMATISTS
The purest treasure mortal times afford
Is spotless reputation; that away,
Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Source: Richard II, I:1
-- William Shakespeare, (Apr 23 1564-1616), English dramatist, poet; He is considered the greatest writer in any language for his 154 sonnets and 37 plays, e.g., Hamlet, 1600.