“What's his offense?
Groping for trout in a peculiar river.”

— William Shakespeare , Measure for Measure

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English playwright and poet 1564–1616

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“What's his offense?Groping for trout in a peculiar river.”

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“What's his offense?
Groping for trout in a peculiar river.”