A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: The merchant of Venice. 1888J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1888 "As editor of the "New Variorum" editions of Shakespeare—also called the "Furness Variorum"—he collected in a single source 300 years of references, antecedent works, influences and commentaries. He devoted more than forty years to the series, completing the annotation of sixteen plays. His son, Horace Howard Furness, Jr. (1865–1930), joined as co-editor of the Variorum's later volumes, and continued the project after the father's death, annotating three additional plays and revising two others."--Wikipedia |
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ABBOTT actor ALLEN allusion Ansaldo Anthonio Antonio appears Baff Bassanio Bellario Belmont better bond BOOTH called CAPELL caskets character Christian CLARENDON Coll COLLIER Court daughter doth Dr Johnson dramatic ducats Duke Dyce ECCLES Edition English father fleſh Folio Gesta Romanorum Giannetto giue give gold Gratiano HALLIWELL hath haue heere Huds instances Jessica Jew of Malta Ktly lady Lancelet Launcelot Lord Lorenzo loue MALONE means Merchant of Venice moneyes muſt Nerissa night Othello Padua passage phrase play poet Pope Pope+ Portia pound of flesh Prince Q₁ Q₂ Quarto Rlfe Rowe et seq Rowe+ ſay says Scene seems sense Shakespeare ſhall ſhould Shylock speech STAUNTON Steev STEEVENS story thee Theob thou Tubal usury vpon WALKER Warb word
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Page 364 - Tarry a little ; there is something else. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood ; The words expressly are ' a pound of flesh : ' Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh ; But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice.
Page 419 - When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea; Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.
Page 431 - LEAR. Then let them anatomize Regan ; see what breeds about her heart. Is there any cause in nature that makes these hard hearts?
Page 13 - Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise : and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Page 401 - Therefore, prepare thee to cut off the flesh. Shed thou no blood ; nor cut thou less, nor more, But just a pound of flesh : if thou tak'st more, Or less, than a just pound, — be it but so much As makes it light, or heavy, in the substance, Or the division of the twentieth part Of one poor scruple ; nay, if the scale do turn But in the estimation of a hair, — Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate.
Page 403 - Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that. You take my house, when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house ; you take my life, When you do take the means whereby I live.
Page 229 - I pray you, give me leave to go from hence; I am not well; send the deed after me, And I will sign it.
Page 359 - 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 servants, and this same myself Are yours, my lord. I give them with this ring...
Page 323 - It's no sin to deceive a Christian; For they themselves hold it a principle, Faith is not to be held with heretics; But all are heretics that are not Jews; This follows well, and therefore, daughter, fear not.
Page 358 - In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it and approve it with a text...