Shakespeare's Passage
The king hath happily received, Macbeth,
The news of thy success; and when he reads
Thy personal venture in the rebels' fight,
His wonders and his praises do contend
Which should be thine or his:
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Paraphrase
The king hath happily received, Macbeth,
the news of your victories (in battle); and when he read of
your personal achievements in the fight with the rebels,
his astonishment and admiration were so great that
he didn't know if he should give you or himself credit for the victory:
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