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More matter, with less art.
— Hamlet, Act II Scene 2
KEYWORD: wherefore
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Ay, wherefore else guard we his royal tent,
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But wherefore stay we? 'tis no time to talk. |
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Why, brother, wherefore stand you on nice points? |
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I, Daedalus; my poor boy, Icarus;
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