by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
What shall he have that kill'd the deer?
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Language: English
What shall he have that kill'd the deer?
His leather skin and horns to wear.
Then sing him home; the rest shall bear this burden.
Take thou no scorn, to wear the horn;
It was a crest ere thou wast born:
Thy father's father wore it,
And thy father bore it:
The horn, the horn, the lusty horn
Is not a thing to laugh to scorn.
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- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in As You Like It, Act IV, scene 2 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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