Careful Words

excellent (adj.)

A kind

Of excellent dumb discourse.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Tempest. Act iii. Sc. 3.

Bad in the best, though excellent in neither.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Passionate Pilgrim. iii.

  Alexander said, "I assure you I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion."

Plutarch (46(?)-120(?) a d): Life of Alexander.

Her voice was ever soft,

Gentle, and low,—an excellent thing in woman.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Lear. Act v. Sc. 3.

O, it is excellent

To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous

To use it like a giant.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Measure for Measure. Act ii. Sc. 2.