“ She hath more hair than wit, and more faults than hairs, and more wealth than faults. ”
William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Topic | women wisdom wealth |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1589 and 1593 |
| Weblink | http://shakespeare.mit.edu/two_gentlemen/full.html |
Context
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LAUNCE Of her tongue she cannot, for that's writ down she is slow of; of her purse she shall not, for that I'll keep shut: now, of another thing she may, and that cannot I help. Well, proceed.
SPEED 'Item: She hath more hair than wit, and more faults than hairs, and more wealth than faults.'
LAUNCE Stop there; I'll have her: she was mine, and not mine, twice or thrice in that last article. Rehearse that once more. SPEED 'Item: She hath more hair than wit,'— LAUNCE More hair than wit?” source
LAUNCE Of her tongue she cannot, for that's writ down she is slow of; of her purse she shall not, for that I'll keep shut: now, of another thing she may, and that cannot I help. Well, proceed.
SPEED 'Item: She hath more hair than wit, and more faults than hairs, and more wealth than faults.'
LAUNCE Stop there; I'll have her: she was mine, and not mine, twice or thrice in that last article. Rehearse that once more. SPEED 'Item: She hath more hair than wit,'— LAUNCE More hair than wit?” source
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