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Quotation from Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare

“I know I am too mean to be your queen, And yet too good to be your concubine”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Lady Grey)

Henry VI, Part 3, Act 3, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1502 (Folio-based modern-spelling text))

Lady Grey refuses King Edward's advances while petitioning for her children's lands; her answer leads him to propose marriage.

Citation: "I know I am too mean to be your queen, And yet too good to be your concubine" — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, Act 3, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1502 (Folio-based modern-spelling text)). (id henry-vi-part-3-q7)

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