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Shakespearean dating tips - Anthony John Peters

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Beyond giving the world dozens of English language masterpieces and inventing countless words (including the word countless), William Shakespeare, ever the overachieving bard, especially had a way with the romantic turn of phrase. Anthony John Peters explains why Shakespeare’s coy use of metaphor was so effective -- and may just help you get a date today.

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Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?

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yeah, it did. Take me to the hospital please I think I broke my everything on the thousand-mile fall. Also pain killers. Knock me out.