What’s mine is yours, and what is yours is mine.
 William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure (1623). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source Measure for Measure
Topic reciprocity generosity
Date 1623
Language English
Reference
Note Written between 1603 and 1604
Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23045/23045-h/23045-h.htm

Context

“530 Forgive him, Angelo, that brought you home The head of Ragozine for Claudio's: The offence pardons itself. Dear Isabel,
I have a motion much imports your good; 389 Whereto if you'll a willing ear incline, 535 What's mine is yours, and what is yours is mine. So, bring us to our palace; where we'll show What's yet behind, that's meet you all should know. Exeunt. 391 NOTES. Note I. I. 1. 8, 9. The suggestion that a line has been lost in this place came first from Theobald.” source

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