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MaryRobinette
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This quote came to mind recently, but I'm paraphrasing it and can't remember exactly where it's from. I believe it's Shakespeare.

quote:
I display a garment cut for general wear, and you claim it as your own.

It was in a context where Character X said something insulting and Character Y assumed that X was talking about him. It's driving me crazy. Any thoughts?


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It almost sounds like OSC's Enchantment. When the guy is wearing the girls hoose to cover his nakedness? Maybe not...
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It does sound very familiar. I looked and looked so its probably some place obvious. Now I want to know it too! drat!
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MaryRobinette
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It might not be Shakespeare, but I was relatively certain it was because it's linked in my mind with Shakespeare insults. I know it's not from Enchantment, because I've known the quote longer than that.

But while looking for it I came across this excellent site. It's a searchable database of authors and literature.
http://www.online-literature.com/


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Beauregard Doumitt
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For what it's worth - Google found this, supposedly from the movie Dune: "My son displays a garment cut
for general wear. How odd you claim it to be tailor made." Unfortunately although the Google reference is there, the page seems to be gone.

Gard


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MaryRobinette
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Ah...now that could be it. I read Dune about the same time that I read King Lear so that might account for why they're mixed in my brain. And also why I had the impression that I had seen the line performed.
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