The Merchant of VeniceShylock loans money to a man he despises, the merchant Antonio, only if a pound of Antonio's flesh will be due, in a court of law, upon default. Antonio borrows the money so that his friend Bessanio can travel to woo the woman he loves, Portia, whose freedom to marry is bound up in a fairy-tale decree of her father's. |
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... lord , her governor , her king . Myself , and what is mine , to you and yours Is now converted . But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion , master of my servants , Queen o'er myself : and even now , but now . This house , these ...
... lord , her governor , her king . Myself , and what is mine , to you and yours Is now converted . But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion , master of my servants , Queen o'er myself : and even now , but now . This house , these ...
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William Shakespeare John Russell Brown. To cry good joy , -good joy my lord and lady ! Gra . My Lord Bassanio , and my gentle lady , I wish you all the joy that you can wish : For I am sure you can wish none from me : And when your ...
William Shakespeare John Russell Brown. To cry good joy , -good joy my lord and lady ! Gra . My Lord Bassanio , and my gentle lady , I wish you all the joy that you can wish : For I am sure you can wish none from me : And when your ...
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... lord . If it be so , How little is the cost I have bestowed In purchasing the semblance of my soul , From out the ... lord's return : for mine own part 15 20 25 I have toward heaven breath'd a secret vow , To live in prayer and ...
... lord . If it be so , How little is the cost I have bestowed In purchasing the semblance of my soul , From out the ... lord's return : for mine own part 15 20 25 I have toward heaven breath'd a secret vow , To live in prayer and ...
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