one may smile, and smile, and be a villain!
 William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1623). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source Hamlet
Topic evil smiling
Date 1623
Language English
Reference
Note Written between 1599 and 1602
Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1524/1524-h/1524-h.htm

Context

“And thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain, Unmix'd with baser matter. Yes, by heaven!
O most pernicious woman! O villain, villain, smiling damned villain! My tables. Meet it is I set it down,
That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain! At least I am sure it may be so in Denmark. [Writing.]
So, uncle, there you are. Now to my word;
It is 'Adieu, adieu, remember me.'
I have sworn't. HORATIO and MARCELLUS.” source

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