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The jury, passing on the prisoner's life,
May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two
Guiltier than him they try.

— Measure for Measure, Act II Scene 1

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# Result number	Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.	Character Indicates who said the line. If it's a play or sonnet, the character name is "Poet."	Line Shows where the line falls within the work. The numbering is not keyed to any copyrighted numbering system found in a volume of collected works (Arden, Oxford, etc.) The numbering starts at the beginning of the work, and does not restart for each scene.	Text The line's full text, with keywords highlighted within it, unless highlighting has been disabled by the user.
1	Twelfth Night [I, 5]	Feste	323	Wit, an't be thy will, put me into good fooling! Those wits, that think they have thee, do very oft prove fools; and I, that am sure I lack thee, may pass for a wise man: for what says Quinapalus? 'Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit.' [Enter OLIVIA with MALVOLIO] God bless thee, lady!
2	Twelfth Night [III, 4]	Maria	1554	No. madam, he does nothing but smile: your ladyship were best to have some guard about you, if he come; for, sure, the man is tainted in's wits.
3	Twelfth Night [IV, 2]	Feste	2073	Fare thee well. Remain thou still in darkness: thou shalt hold the opinion of Pythagoras ere I will allow of thy wits, and fear to kill a woodcock, lest thou dispossess the soul of thy grandam. Fare thee well.
4	Twelfth Night [IV, 2]	Feste	2104	Alas, sir, how fell you besides your five wits?
5	Twelfth Night [IV, 2]	Malvolio	2105	Fool, there was never a man so notoriously abused: I am as well in my wits, fool, as thou art.
6	Twelfth Night [IV, 2]	Feste	2107	But as well? then you are mad indeed, if you be no better in your wits than a fool.
7	Twelfth Night [IV, 2]	Malvolio	2109	They have here propertied me; keep me in darkness, send ministers to me, asses, and do all they can to face me out of my wits.
8	Twelfth Night [IV, 2]	Feste	2112	Advise you what you say; the minister is here. Malvolio, Malvolio, thy wits the heavens restore! endeavour thyself to sleep, and leave thy vain bibble babble.
9	Twelfth Night [IV, 2]	Malvolio	2123	Good fool, help me to some light and some paper: I tell thee, I am as well in my wits as any man in Illyria.
10	Twelfth Night [V, 1]	Olivia	2501	Prithee, read i' thy right wits.
11	Twelfth Night [V, 1]	Feste	2502	So I do, madonna; but to read his right wits is to read thus: therefore perpend, my princess, and give ear.

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