“How sour sweet ___ is / When time is broke and no proportion kept”: Shakespeare Crossword Clue

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“How sour sweet ___ is / When time is broke and no proportion kept”: Shakespeare Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. punishment for one’s actions
2. any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROPORTION (noun)
1. magnitude or extent
2. the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
PROPORTION (verb)
1. adjust in size relative to other things
2. give pleasant proportions to
SHAKESPEARE (noun)
1. English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

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