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The meaning and origin of the expression: This precious stone set in the silver sea, this sceptered isle

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This precious stone set in the silver sea, this sceptered isle

What's the origin of the phrase 'This precious stone set in the silver sea, this sceptered isle'?

Portrait of William ShakespeareFrom Shakespeare's Richard II, 1593

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