There's little of the melancholy element in her, my lord: she is never…

William Shakespeare
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There's little of the melancholy element in her, my lord: she is never sad but when she sleeps; and not ever sad then; for I have heard my daughter say, she hath often dreamt of unhappiness, and waked herself with laughing. ✨ 1598 Leonato, of Beatrice. Much Ado About Nothing, act 2, sc.1, l.321-5.
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