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They have a plentiful lack of wit.
— Hamlet, Act II Scene 2
KEYWORD: need
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Hume must make merry with the duchess' gold;
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Alas, sir, we did it for pure need. |
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They have the more need to sleep now, then. |
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So he had need, for 'tis threadbare. Well, I say it
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[Aside] He need not fear the sword; for his coat is of proof. |