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Find in the poem the lines that mean the same as “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” (Shakespeare).

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Find in the poem the lines that mean the same as “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” (Shakespeare).

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The lines in the poem that means the same as “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” are ‘But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend.’

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Chapter 1.2: The Ant and the Cricket - Working with the Poem [Page 23]

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Chapter 1.2 The Ant and the Cricket
Working with the Poem | Q 2.1 | Page 23

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