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Quotation by Shakespeare
For my part, if a lie may do thee grace,
I'll gild it with the happiest terms I have.
I'll gild it with the happiest terms I have.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Prince Hal, in Henry IV, Part 1, act 5, sc. 4, l. 157-8.
Falstaff claims to have killed Hotspur, and Hal does not expose the lie; "do thee grace" means bring you credit.
Falstaff claims to have killed Hotspur, and Hal does not expose the lie; "do thee grace" means bring you credit.
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