I ne’er saw this before.
Sure, there’s some wonder in this handkerchief:
I am most unhappy in the loss of it.
– William Shakespeare
Othello, Act 3, Scene 4. When Othello insistently demands that Desdemona show him the handkerchief he gave her, Desdemona appears hurt and surprised. She believes she has never seen this side of Othello before. She feels that this is not the same man she fell in love with and married. She is speaking here to Emilia.