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Quotation from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb

“enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thoughts”

Charles and Mary Lamb (spoken by The authors)

Tales from Shakespeare, Preface (Project Gutenberg text)

Portrait of Charles and Mary Lamb

What the Lambs hope the full plays will be to their readers in later years.

Citation: "enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thoughts" — Charles and Mary Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare, Preface (Project Gutenberg text). (id tales-from-shakespeare-q8)

Portrait: Tales from Shakspeare (1831) title page, William Harvey, Public domain.

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