Who said "Thou art not evil!—yet hadst thou great in thy nature."?

This quote is attributed to Roger Chillingworth.

Thou art not evil!—yet hadst thou great in thy nature. - Roger Chillingworth

"Thou art not evil!—yet hadst thou great in thy nature."

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