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Quotation from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
“See now how wit may be made a Jack-a-Lent when ’tis upon ill employment”
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V, Scene V (Project Gutenberg #1517)
Falstaff reflects that his guilty mind led him to believe the fairies were real; wit put to bad use becomes a target.
Citation: "See now how wit may be made a Jack-a-Lent when ’tis upon ill employment" — William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V, Scene V (Project Gutenberg #1517). (id the-merry-wives-of-windsor-q8)
