The Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies of Mr. William Shakespeare as Presented at the Globe and Blackfriars Theatres, Circa 1591-1623: Being the Text Furnished the Players, in Parallel Pages with the First Revised Folio Text, with Critical Introductions, Volume 3Shakespeare Society of New York, 1888 |
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Ansaldo anſwer Anthonio Baff Baffanio Baſſanio Bellario better bond caskets chooſe chooſeth Chriſtian Clowne court daughter deferues defire doth Duke elſe Enter euen euery Exeunt Exit faire Father felfe fhall firſt fleſh fome foole fortune foule ftand fuch fweare gaue Giannetto giue Gratiano hath haue heare heauen heere himſelfe honeft houſe Ieffica indeede Iudge iuftice Lady Launcelet leaue lewe liue looſe Lord Loren Lorenzo loue Maiſter Merchant of Venice moneyes moſt mufique muſt Nerriffa Nerriſſa neuer night play pleaſe Portia pound of flesh pray thee preſent quarto reaſon ring runne Salerio ſame ſay ſee ſelfe Shakespeare ſhall ſhe ſhip ſhould ſhow Shylocke ſome ſpeake ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtay ſuch ſweare ſweet tell theſe thou three thouſand ducats Tuball vnto vpon vſe vvhich wife wiſh
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Page 16 - The most excellent Historic of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the lewe towards the sayd Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh : and the obtayning of Portia by the choyse of three chests.
Page 15 - Merchant of Venice. With the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the lew towards the saide Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets. Written by W. SHAKESPEARE. Printed by J. Roberts, 1600.
Page 33 - Deceiver of mankind,' said he, speaking to the devil, ' it was thy bargain never to meddle with him so long as he was indebted to any ; now how canst thou demand of him anything when he is indebted for all that he hath to thee ? When he payeth thee thy money, then take him as thy due ; till then thou hast nothing to do with him, and so I charge thee to be gone.
Page 33 - ... requested, that he would be iudge in a waighty matter betweene them two : the Fryer said, he was content, so both parties were agreed : the Devill said they were, and told Fryer Bacon how the case stood between them in this manner. Know Fryer, that I seeing this prodigall like to starve for want of food, lent him money, not onely to buy him victuals, but also to redeeme his lands and pay his debts, conditionarily that so soone as his debts were paid, that hee should give himselfe freely to mee,...
Page 2 - The Jew, and Ptolome, showne at the Bull; the one representing the greedinesse of worldly chusers, and bloody mindes of usurers...
Page 29 - ... or by the performance of some vow, or by business of state, or by some indispensable engagement with a foreigner. If any one of these impediments happen to the judge or arbitrator, or either of the parties, let the hearing be put off to...
Page 7 - The Jew replied, I will do no such thing. The judge answered, It will be better for you. The Jew was positive to yield nothing. Upon this they go to the tribunal appointed for such judgments : and our judge speaks in favour of Ansaldo ; and desiring that the Jew may stand forth, Now, says he, do you (to the Jew) cut off a pound of this man's flesh where you chuse.
Page 2 - ... a line without pith, never a letter placed in vaine. The Jew, and Ptolome, showne at the Bull ; the one representing the greedinesse of worldly chusers, and bloody mindes of usurers ; the other very lively describing howe seditious estates with their owne devises, false friendes with their owne swoords, and rebellious commons in their owne snares are overthrowne ; neither with amorous gesture wounding the eye, nor with slovenly talke hurting the eares of the chast hearers.
Page 33 - Bacon : but first tell me (speaking to the gentleman) didst thou never yet give the Devill any of his mony backe, nor requite him any wayes. Never had hee any thing of me as yet (answered the gentleman).