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coming from the past or left to the future — especially a gift left in a will
- Well, Diana, take heed of this French earl: the honour of a maid is her name; and no legacy is so rich as honesty.3.5 — Act 3 Scene 5 — Without the walls of Florence (14% in)
- There's something in't More than my father's skill, which was the greatest Of his profession, that his good receipt Shall, for my legacy, be sanctified By th' luckiest stars in heaven: and, would your honour But give me leave to try success, I'd venture The well-lost life of mine on his grace's cure.1.3 — Act 1 Scene 3 — Rousillon. A Room in the Palace (95% in)
There are no more uses of "legacy" in All's Well That Ends Well.
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