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You take my house when you do take the prop
That doth sustain my house; you take my life
When you do take the means whereby I live.
— The Merchant of Venice, Act IV Scene 1
KEYWORD: tower
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No marvel, an it like your majesty,
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[Enter SCALES upon the Tower, walking.]
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No, my lord, nor likely to be slain; for they have
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Such aid as I can spare you shall command;
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Come, then, let's go fight with them; but first, go
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Thus stands my state, 'twixt Cade and York distress'd.
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That is too much presumption on thy part:
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He is a traitor; let him to the Tower,
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