Reading The Tragedy of Richard the Third — William Shakespeare

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You are too sencelesse obstinate, my Lord,

Too ceremonious, and traditionall.

Weigh it but with the grossenesse of this Age,

You breake not Sanctuarie, in seizing him:

The benefit thereof is alwayes granted

To those, whose dealings haue deseru'd the place,

And those who haue the wit to clayme the place:

This Prince hath neyther claym'd it, nor deseru'd it,

And therefore, in mine opinion, cannot haue it.

Then taking him from thence, that is not there,

You breake no Priuiledge, nor Charter there:

Oft haue I heard of Sanctuarie men,

But Sanctuarie children, ne're till now.

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