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Clown. What is the opinion of Pythagoras concerning wild-fowl? Malvolio. That the soul of our grandam might haply inhabit a bird. Clown. What thinkest thou of his opinion? Malvolio. I think nobly of the soul, and no way approve his opinion. Clown. Fare thee well. Remain thou still in darkness.
Clown. What is the opinion of Pythagoras concerning wild-fowl? Malvolio. That the soul of our grandam might haply inhabit a bird. Clown. What thinkest thou of his opinion? Malvolio. I think nobly of the soul, and no way approve his opinion. Clown. Fare thee well. Remain thou still in darkness.
Approximate author period: c. 1590 AD · renaissance
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Page 102 · printed citation: Shakespeare (Twelfth Night, IV, 2). · compiler notes excluded
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