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" Now my charms are all o'erthrown,
And what strength I have's mine own, -
Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,
I must be here confined by you...
But release me from my bands
With the help of your good hands:
Gentle breath of yours my sails
Must fill, or else my project fails,
Which was to please: now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant;
And my ending is despair,
Unless I be relieved by prayer,
Which pierces so, that it assaults
Mercy itself, and frees all faults.
As you from crimes would pardon'd be,
Let your indulgence set me free. "

William Shakespeare , The Tempest


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William Shakespeare quote : Now my charms are all o'erthrown,<br />And what strength I have's mine own, -<br />Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,<br />I must be here confined by you...<br />But release me from my bands<br />With the help of your good hands:<br />Gentle breath of yours my sails<br />Must fill, or else my project fails,<br />Which was to please: now I want<br />Spirits to enforce, art to enchant;<br />And my ending is despair,<br />Unless I be relieved by prayer,<br />Which pierces so, that it assaults<br />Mercy itself, and frees all faults.<br />As you from crimes would pardon'd be,<br />Let your indulgence set me free.