But till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace. Rich she shall be, that's certain; wise, or I'll none; virtuous, or I'll never cheapen her; fair, or I'll never look on her; mild, or come not near me; noble, or not I for an angel; of good discourse, and excellent musician and her hair shall be of what colour it shall please God. ✨ William Shakespeare, Libby Appel, Michael Flachmann (1982). Shakespeare's Lovers: A Text for Performance and Analysis, p.77, SIU Press
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