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Countryman

Hast thou the pretty worm of Nilus there

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Cleopatra
Hast thou the pretty worm of Nilus there
That kills and pains not?
Countryman
Truly I have him, but I would not be
the party that should desire you to touch him, for
his biting is immortal. Those that do die of it do
seldom or never recover.

I know that a woman is a dish for the gods
if the devil dress her not.
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Source:
Act 5
Scene 2
Line 297

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