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I would my horse had the speed of your tongue.
— Benedick · Much Ado About Nothing
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Benedick measures rapid speech against the speed he would like from his horse. The comparison turns another person’s tongue into a model of swift movement. It gives the verbal exchange a physical scale without telling us whether he welcomes the talk or finds it exhausting.
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