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" 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... "
The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ... - Page 239
by William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 460 pages
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The Plays of Shakespeare: The Text Regulated by the Old Copies, and by the ...

William Shakespeare - 1853 - 916 pages
...to PORTIA'S House. Enter LORENZO and JESSICA. Lor. Themoon shines bright. — In such anightasthis, He'll woo a thousand, 'point the day of marriage,...never means to wed where he hath woo'd. Now must th toward the Grecian tent», Where Cressid lay that night. Jet. In such a night, Did Thisbe fearfully...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1854 - 424 pages
...house ? [Exeunt. ACT V. SCENE /.— Belmont. Avenue to Portia's house. Enter Lorenzo and Jessica. Lor. The moon shines bright : — In such a night as this,...methinks, mounted the Trojan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. Jes. In such a night, Did Thisbe fearfully...
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Another Country: A Drama

Julian Mitchell - Communism - 1982 - 116 pages
...don't yet know that). JUDD is sitting at the table in his pyjamas, thinking hard. Long pause. BENNETT. The moon shines bright: in such a night as this, When...trees And they did make no noise, in such a night, Bennett, methinks, mounted the Gascoigne walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Longford tents, Where...
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George Steiner: A Reader

George Steiner - Philology - 1984 - 448 pages
...from Shakespeare. The first is the celebrated nocturne of love between Lorenzo and Jessica: LORENZO: The moon shines bright ... In such a night as this,...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sighed his soul towards the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. JESSICA:...
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Shakespeare's Metrical Art

George T. Wright - Poetry - 1988 - 366 pages
...example is the exchange between the lovers Lorenzo and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice: Lorenzo. The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, 5 And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. Jessica....
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Freeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text

Kristin Linklater - Drama - 1992 - 236 pages
...the classical references conjures up a more powerful emotion relating to the trials of love: Lorenzo: The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents Where Cressid lay that night. Jessica: In...
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Arthurian and Other Studies: Presented to Shunichi Noguchi

Takashi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Mukai - Literary Collections - 1993 - 302 pages
...knife- wielding Death. The moon is up in the sky, and Lorenzo and Jessica are singing a duet: Lorenzo. The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. Jessica. In...
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Repetition

Andreas Fischer - English language - 1994 - 276 pages
...was a great one, there is an ironic echo of the love-scene between Lorenzo and Jessica at Belmont: The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls . . . In such a night Did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew. . . . In such a night Stood...
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The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare, Rick Lee, Stephanie Burgin, RSA Shakespeare in Schools Project - Drama - 1994 - 264 pages
...make no noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Trojan walls, And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents Where Cressid lay that night. In...dew, And saw the lion's shadow ere himself, And ran dismayed away. In such a night Stood Dido with a willow in her hand Upon the wild sea banks, and waft...
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Selected Poems

William Shakespeare - Poetry - 1995 - 136 pages
...to God himself, And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. 77 LORENZO The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents Where Cressid lay that night. JESSICA In...
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