A delicate lavender butterfly wing rises from a broken eggshell, casting a long shadow across a lavender surface at sunrise.

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The Merchant of Venice ‧ 1600

William Shakespeare

That’s certain. I for my part knew the tailor That made the wings she flew withal.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker claims personal knowledge of the tailor who made someone’s wings. The retained excerpt leaves who she is and what the wings mean unstated; no literal flight or identity is supplied.

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