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Jan 2024
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Shakespeare's "If I be not ashamed of my...

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In today’s poem, the lovable cad, Sir John Falstaff, explains the dismal state of his troops (and the extra silver in his pocket). The speech is from Henry IV, Part 1, Act 4, Scene 2.



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