In plain words
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3 — Polonius to Laertes. Text as printed in the First Folio and standard modern editions ('thine ear').
- Hamlet
- c. 1600 · Polonius's farewell advice to his son Laertes before Laertes departs for France
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