Merchant of VeniceBernhard Tauchnitz, 1843 - 77 pages |
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Page 362
... doth nothing but frown , as who should say , " An you will not have me , choose . " He hears merry tales , and smiles not : I fear he will prove the weeping philosopher when he grows old , being so full of unmannerly sadness in his ...
... doth nothing but frown , as who should say , " An you will not have me , choose . " He hears merry tales , and smiles not : I fear he will prove the weeping philosopher when he grows old , being so full of unmannerly sadness in his ...
Page 374
... doth cause me , as my father , being , I hope , - an old man , shall frutify unto you . Gob . I have here a dish of doves , that I would bestow upon your worship ; and my suit is , - -- Laun . In very brief , the suit is impertinent to ...
... doth cause me , as my father , being , I hope , - an old man , shall frutify unto you . Gob . I have here a dish of doves , that I would bestow upon your worship ; and my suit is , - -- Laun . In very brief , the suit is impertinent to ...
Page 379
... doth expect your reproach . Shy . So do I his . Laun . And they have conspired together : - I will not say , you shall see a masque ; but if you do , then it was not for nothing that my nose fell a bleeding on black Monday last , at six ...
... doth expect your reproach . Shy . So do I his . Laun . And they have conspired together : - I will not say , you shall see a masque ; but if you do , then it was not for nothing that my nose fell a bleeding on black Monday last , at six ...
Page 380
... doth untread again His tedious measures , with the unbated fire That he did pace them first ? All things that are , Are with more spirit chased than enjoy'd . How like a younker , or a prodigal , The scarfed bark puts from her native ...
... doth untread again His tedious measures , with the unbated fire That he did pace them first ? All things that are , Are with more spirit chased than enjoy'd . How like a younker , or a prodigal , The scarfed bark puts from her native ...
Page 381
... doth play the run - away , And we are stay'd for at Bassanio's feast . Jes . I will make fast the doors , and gild myself With some more ducats , and be with you straight . [ Exit , from above . Gra . Now , by my hood , a Gentile , and ...
... doth play the run - away , And we are stay'd for at Bassanio's feast . Jes . I will make fast the doors , and gild myself With some more ducats , and be with you straight . [ Exit , from above . Gra . Now , by my hood , a Gentile , and ...
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Apartment in PORTIA'S argosies art thou bag-pipe Bass Bellario Belmont blood bond casket choose chooseth Christian clerk court daughter dear deny deserves devil doctor dost doth Duke Enter BASSANIO Enter PORTIA Exeunt Exit eyes fair fair lady faith father fear fool forfeit forfeiture fortune Genoa gentle gentleman give gold hath hazard hear heart heaven honest honour husband Jailor Jew's Jew's house justice lady Laun Launcelot Gobbo leave letter look lord Bassanio lov'd madam marry masque merchant MERCHANT OF VENICE mercy merry mistress never night oath Padua pardon PORTIA'S House pound of flesh pray thee Prince of Morocco Rialto Salan SALANIO Salar SALARINO Salerio SCENE Signior Antonio sola soul speak stand swear sweet tell thing thou shalt three thousand ducats to-night Tripolis true Tubal unto Venice wife
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Page 367 - Shylock, we would have moneys : ' you say so ; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold : moneys is your suit. What should I say to you ? Should I not say ' Hath a dog money ? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats...
Page 358 - There are a sort of men, whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond ; And do a wilful stillness entertain, With purpose to be dress'd in an opinion Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit , As who should say, / am sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips let no dog bark!
Page 359 - Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.
Page 422 - The moon shines bright : — In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise ; in such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Trojan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.
Page 365 - I hate him for he is a Christian, But more for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
Page 365 - I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following ; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you.
Page 422 - In such a night, Did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew : And with an unthrift love did run from Venice, As far as Belmont. Jes. And in such a night...
Page 413 - It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and...
Page 413 - Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself, And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That in the course of justice none of...
Page 399 - O sweet Portia. Here are a few of the unpleasant'st words, That ever blotted paper ! Gentle lady, When I did first impart my love to you, I freely told you, all the wealth I had Ran in my veins, I was a gentleman...