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There is no vice so simple but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts. — William Shakespeare

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There is no vice so simple but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice · 1598
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Shakespeare, William. "The Merchant of Venice." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.
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Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. c. 1598, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

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