While I don't think anyone would mistake that for actual Shakespeare, it's still pretty mindblowing - what's with "mark on the North" though? (I found a page online about the play Richard III that did use that phrase, but can't see any other connection...)
Could be reaching for a poetic descriptor of the domain of HN’s influence: There’s quite a bit of advocacy and scholarly material that metaphorically divides the world into a rich North and a poor South.
