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... oath , And comes to his election presently . Enter Arragon , his train , Portia . F/or . Cornets . The Caskets are discover'd . Tor . Behold , there stand the caskets , noble Prince ; you chose that , wherein I am contain'd , If y ...
... oath , And comes to his election presently . Enter Arragon , his train , Portia . F/or . Cornets . The Caskets are discover'd . Tor . Behold , there stand the caskets , noble Prince ; you chose that , wherein I am contain'd , If y ...
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... , you are sped . Ar . Still more fool I (hall appear , By the time I linger here . With one fool's head I came to woo , But I go away with two . Sweet , Sweet , adieu ! I'll keep my oath , Patiently 34 The Merchant of VENICE .
... , you are sped . Ar . Still more fool I (hall appear , By the time I linger here . With one fool's head I came to woo , But I go away with two . Sweet , Sweet , adieu ! I'll keep my oath , Patiently 34 The Merchant of VENICE .
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William Shakespeare. Sweet , adieu ! I'll keep my oath , Patiently to bear my wrath . Por . Thus hath the candle sing'd the moth : O these deliberate fools ! when they do chuse , They have the wisdom by their wit to lose . Ner . The ...
William Shakespeare. Sweet , adieu ! I'll keep my oath , Patiently to bear my wrath . Por . Thus hath the candle sing'd the moth : O these deliberate fools ! when they do chuse , They have the wisdom by their wit to lose . Ner . The ...
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... oaths of love ; at last , if promise last , I got a promise of this fair one here , To have her love , provided that Atchiev'd her mistress . Per . Is this true , Nerissa ? your fortune Ner . Madam , it is , so you stand pleas'd withal ...
... oaths of love ; at last , if promise last , I got a promise of this fair one here , To have her love , provided that Atchiev'd her mistress . Per . Is this true , Nerissa ? your fortune Ner . Madam , it is , so you stand pleas'd withal ...
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... oath , that I will have my bond . Thou call'dst me dog , before thou hadst a cause ; But since I am a dog , beware my fangs : The Duke shall grant me Justice . I do wonder , Thou naughty goaler , that thou art so fond To come abroad ...
... oath , that I will have my bond . Thou call'dst me dog , before thou hadst a cause ; But since I am a dog , beware my fangs : The Duke shall grant me Justice . I do wonder , Thou naughty goaler , that thou art so fond To come abroad ...
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Page 8 - 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 58 - It must not be; there is no power in Venice Can alter a decree established: 'Twill be recorded for a precedent; And many an error, by the same example, Will rush into the state: it cannot be.
Page 14 - If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him. He hates our sacred nation, and he rails, Even there where merchants most do congregate, On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift, Which he calls interest. Cursed be my tribe If I forgive him ! Bass.
Page 65 - In such a night Stood Dido with a willow in her hand Upon the wild sea-banks, and waft her love To come again to Carthage.
Page 54 - You may as well go stand upon the beach, And bid the main flood bate his usual height ; You may as well use question with the wolf, Why he hath made the ewe bleat for the lamb...
Page 58 - I will be bound to pay it ten times o'er, On forfeit of my hands, my head, my heart: If this will not suffice, it must appear That malice bears down truth. And I beseech you, Wrest once the law to your authority: To do a great right, do a little wrong, And curb this cruel devil of his will.
Page 16 - 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 66 - For do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, Which is the hot condition of their blood ; If they but hear perchance a trumpet sound, Or any air of music touch their ears, You shall perceive them make a mutual stand, Their savage eyes turn'd to a modest gaze By the sweet power of music...
Page 14 - Yes, to smell pork ; to eat of the habitation which your prophet the Nazarite conjured the devil into. 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 6 - Because you are not merry: and 'twere as easy For you to laugh and leap and say you are merry, Because you are not sad. Now, by two-headed Janus, Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time: Some that will evermore peep through their eyes And laugh like parrots at a bag-piper, And other of such vinegar aspect That they'll not show their teeth in way of smile, Though Nestor swear the jest be laughable.