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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

      — King Henry IV. Part I, Act II Scene 3

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KEYWORD: powers

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Hamlet
[III, 1]

Ophelia

1833

O heavenly powers, restore him!

2

Hamlet
[III, 2]

Player King

2064

Faith, I must leave thee, love, and shortly too;
My operant powers their functions leave to do.
And thou shalt live in this fair world behind,
Honour'd, belov'd, and haply one as kind
For husband shalt thou-

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Hamlet
[IV, 4]

Hamlet

2796

Good sir, whose powers are these?

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