William Shakespeare Quotes

Young Adam Cupid, he that shot so trim, When King Cophetua loved the beggar-maid!

William Shakespeare

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• Loved
• Beggar
• Cupid
• Maid

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• Young Adam Cupid, he that shot so trim, When King Cophetua loved the beggar-maid!

  

  William Shakespeare
  • King
  • Loved
  • Beggar