 ... a rib Crooked by nature, bent, as now appears, More to the part sinister, from me drawn ; Well if thrown out, as supernumerary To my just number found. O ! why did God, Creator wise, that peopled highest heaven With spirits masculine, create at last...  Critical Observations on Shakespeare - Page xxxixby John Upton - 1748 - 415 pagesFull view - About this book
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