So I the pleasant grape have pulled from the vine, And yet I languish in great thirst, while others drink the wine. (Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford)

So I the pleasant grape have pulled from the vine, And yet I languish in great thirst, while others drink the wine.

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

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