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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet, born in Stratford-upon-Avon and active in London. His plays, among them The Merchant of Venice, written in the 1590s, are among the most performed and quoted in the English language.
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“The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest, It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.”
— William Shakespeare (spoken by Portia), The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1 (Portia's speech); line breaks removed