Why, i' faith, methinks she's too low for a high praise, too brown for…

William Shakespeare
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Why, i' faith, methinks she's too low for a high praise, too brown for a fair praise and too little for a great praise: only this commendation I can afford her, that were she other than she is, she were unhandsome; and being no other but as she is, I do not like her. (Benedick, from Much Ado About Nothing) ✨ 1598 Benedick, of Hero. Much Ado About Nothing, act1, sc.1, l.166-7.
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