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There is some soul of goodness in things evil, Would men observingly distill it out. — William Shakespeare

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There is some soul of goodness in things evil, Would men observingly distill it out.

William Shakespeare
Henry V · 1599
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Topic
Good and evilYin and yang
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History (play)
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Play
Time
1599The Renaissance
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William Shakespeare
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Current citation
Shakespeare, William. "Henry the Fifth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 1.
Original citation
Shakespeare, William. Henry V. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Curtain, Shoreditch, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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