Your tale, sir, would cure deafness.
 William Shakespeare, The Tempest (1623). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source The Tempest
Topic story deafness
Date 1623
Language English
Reference
Note Written between 1610 and 1611
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“To credit his own lie-he did believe He was indeed the Duke; out o' th' substitution, And executing th' outward face of royalty With all prerogative. Hence his ambition growing-
Dost thou hear? MIRANDA. Your tale, sir, would cure deafness.
PROSPERO. To have no screen between this part he play'd
And him he play'd it for, he needs will be Absolute Milan. Me, poor man-my library
Was dukedom large enough-of temporal royalties He thinks me now incapable; confederates,” source

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