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And like a dew-drop from the lion's mane,
Be shook to air.
— Troilus and Cressida, Act III Scene 3
KEYWORD: subject
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So looks the pent-up lion o'er the wretch
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That's soon perform'd, because I am a subject. |
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'Tis better said than done, my gracious lord:
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To help King Edward in his time of storm,
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Thou art no Atlas for so great a weight:
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Speak like a subject, proud ambitious York!
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