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When thou clovest thy crown i the middle, and gavest away both parts, thou borest thine ass on thy back oer the dirt: thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou gavest thy golden one away.
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When thou clovest thy crown i the middle, and gavst away both parts, thou borst thine ass on thy back oer the dirt.
Act I. Scene IV 1909
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When thou clovest thy crown i 'the middle, and gavest away both parts, thou borest thine ass on thy back o'er the dirt: thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou gavest thy golden one away.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare Leo Tolstoy 1869
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When thou clovest thy crown i 'the middle, and gavest away both parts, thou borest thy ass on thy back o'er the dirt: thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown, when thou gavest thy golden one away.
King Lear 1605
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When thou clovest thy crown i’ the middle, and gavest away both parts, thou borest thy ass on thy back o’er the dirt: thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown, when thou gavest thy golden one away.
King Lear 2004
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