1. I am Sir Oracle,
And, when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!
_Merchant of Venice._ Act i. Scene 1.
2. A woman: and for secrecy,
No lady closer.
_Henry IV._ Part I. Act ii. Scene 3.
3. I am so full of business, I cannot answer thee acutely.
_All’s Well That Ends Well._ Act i. Scene 1.
4. A braver soldier never couched lance,
A gentler heart did never sway in court.
_Henry VI._ Part I. Act iii. Scene 2.
5. Above my fortunes, yet my state is well:
I am a gentleman.
_Twelfth Night._ Act i. Scene 5.
6. Infirm of purpose!
_Macbeth._ Act ii. Scene 2.
7. Being a woman, I will not be slack
To play my part in fortune’s pageant.
_Henry VI._ Part II. Act i. Scene 2.
8. But man, proud man!
Drest in a little brief authority.
_Measure for Measure._ Act ii. Scene 2.
9. To answer every man directly, and briefly,
Wisely, and truly. Wisely I say, I am a bachelor.
_Julius Cæsar._ Act iii. Scene 3.
10. Perfect.
_Henry IV._ Part I. Act ii. Scene 4.
11. A man, who is the abstract of all faults
That all men follow.
_Antony and Cleopatra._ Act i. Scene 4.
12. A woman of an invincible spirit.
_Henry VI._ Part II. Act i. Scene 4.
13. A very superficial, ignorant, unweighing fellow.
_Measure for Measure._ Act iii. Scene 2.
14. A promise-breaker.
_Coriolanus._ Act i. Scene 8.
15. A man, worth any woman.
_Cymbeline._ Act i. Scene 2.
16. A railing wife.
_Henry IV._ Part I. Act iii. Scene 1.
17. I am an ass, I am a woman’s man, and
besides myself.
_Comedy of Errors._ Act iii. Scene 2.
18. I am the very pink of courtesy.
_Romeo and Juliet._ Act ii. Scene 4.
19. An angel! or, if not,
An earthly paragon!
_Cymbeline._ Act iii. Scene 6.
20. As opposite to every good,
As the antipodes.
_Henry VI._ Part III. Act i. Scene 4.
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QUESTION II.
WHAT QUALITY OR QUALITIES IN OTHERS AMONG YOU?
1. A quietness of spirit.
_Merchant of Venice._ Act iv. Scene 1.
2. Good, your highness, patience.
_Antony and Cleopatra._ Act ii. Scene 5.
3. Faint deeds, hollow welcomes,
Recanting goodness, sorry ere ’t is shown.
_Timon of Athens._ Act i. Scene 2.
4. Liberal thanks.
_Antony and Cleopatra._ Act ii. Scene 6.
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