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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

— As You Like It, Act V Scene 1

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# Result number	Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.	Character Indicates who said the line. If it's a play or sonnet, the character name is "Poet."	Line Shows where the line falls within the work. The numbering is not keyed to any copyrighted numbering system found in a volume of collected works (Arden, Oxford, etc.) The numbering starts at the beginning of the work, and does not restart for each scene.	Text The line's full text, with keywords highlighted within it, unless highlighting has been disabled by the user.
1	Richard II [I, 3]	Lord Marshal	395	Harry of Hereford, Lancaster and Derby, Receive thy lance; and God defend the right!