William Shakespeare
Baptized April 26, 1564 – Died April 23, 1616
Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Ye all which it inherit, shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
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The Tempest, Act IV, scene i
Portrait of William Shakespeare attributed to John Taylor, 1585 – 1681. Public domain. Via Wikipedia.
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